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Rancho Tehama Reserve is a tiny town of 978 people in Tehama County, California. It's about 37 miles from Chico, CA and 112 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $937 a month.
978people
$156kTypical home
$937/moRent
95° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
279Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 978
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 84 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 37 mi to Chico, CA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$984/mo)
- Median rent $937/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 29 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (450 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,105 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to RDD airport
- 101 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 771 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of California districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tehama County: R+42 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.