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Yankee Hill is a tiny town of 232 people in Butte County, California. It's about 17 miles from Chico, CA and 78 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $534k and rent runs about $1k a month.
232people
$534kTypical home
$1,414/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
5"Snow
289Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 232
- Part of a metro area
- About 38 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 17 mi to Chico, CA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $534k (≈$3,368/mo)
- Median rent $1,414/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 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 61
- 21% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to RDD airport
- 70 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,044 ft
- 108 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 74 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of California districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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.