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South Oroville is a small town of 2,846 people in Butte County, California. It's about 24 miles from Chico, CA and 63 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $262k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,846people
$262kTypical home
$1,412/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
289Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,846
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,080 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 24 mi to Chico, CA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $262k (≈$1,649/mo)
- Median rent $1,412/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°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
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 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 33
- 45% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to SMF airport
- 54 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 282 ft
- 92 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 134 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
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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