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Thermalito is a big small town of 6,720 people in Butte County, California. It's about 21 miles from Chico, CA and 65 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $255k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,720people
$255kTypical home
$1,178/moRent
96° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
289Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,720
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 530 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 21 mi to Chico, CA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $255k (≈$1,607/mo)
- Median rent $1,178/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (188 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 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 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to SMF airport
- 56 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 187 ft
- 94 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 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
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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