CITY PROFILE
Chico, CA
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Chico is a smaller metro in California with among the most expensive housing in our dataset, so budget accordingly if you're considering a move here. You'll enjoy a warm climate with abundant sunshine and moderate rainfall, making for pleasant year-round weather. The tradeoff is clear: you're paying premium prices for a compact community with excellent weather.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $402K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,601/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 17.6°C · warmest 28.9°C · coolest 8.1°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 791 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 5.11 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #215 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy80
- Affordable to rent73
- Climate comfort86
- Plenty of sunshine75
- Big-city amenities48
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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