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Rackerby is a tiny town of 138 people in Butte County, California. It's about 26 miles from Yuba City, CA and 60 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $365k and rent runs about $1k a month.
138people
$365kTypical home
$1,344/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
18"Snow
289Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 138
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 47 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 26 mi to Yuba City, CA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $365k (≈$2,301/mo)
- Median rent $1,344/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (557 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,565 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to SMF airport
- 52 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,158 ft
- 90 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of California districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.