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Stirling City is a tiny town of 344 people in Butte County, California. It's about 18 miles from Chico, CA and 92 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $1k a month.
344people
$265kTypical home
$1,414/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
289Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 344
- Part of a metro area
- About 292 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 18 mi to Chico, CA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $265k (≈$1,672/mo)
- Median rent $1,414/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (188 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 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 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to RDD airport
- 84 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,320 ft
- 121 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of California districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.