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Oroville is a small city of 19,752 people in Butte County, California. It's about 23 miles from Chico, CA and 64 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $312k and rent runs about $1k a month.
19,752people
$312kTypical home
$1,093/moRent
97° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
289Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,752
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,421 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 23 mi to Chico, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $312k (≈$1,965/mo)
- Median rent $1,093/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (188 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (851 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,316 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to SMF airport
- 55 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 161 ft
- 93 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 137 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butte County: R+3 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk