Chico
- Town in California
Town
Chico
- grade BOverall Grade
- Town in California
- Rating 3.8 out of 5 436 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade A minus
- Crime & Safetygrade C
- Housinggrade C minus
- Nightlifegrade B+
- Good for Familiesgrade B
- Diversitygrade A
- Jobsgrade C
- Weathergrade A
- Cost of Livinggrade C minus
- Health & Fitnessgrade B+
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A minus
- Commutegrade A
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$327,700
National
$217,500Median Rent
$1,100
National
$1,062Area Feel
Dense Suburban
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Chico Rankings
Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault368.4national 282.7
- Murder0national 6.1
- Rape104.4national 40.7
- Robbery108.5national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary283.8national 500.1
- Theft1,829.4national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft397.6national 284
Residents
Working in Chico
Jobs
grade C
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$53,324
National
$62,843Top Public Schools Serving Chico
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Chico Reviews
Rating 3.8 out of 5 436 reviews
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Chico is a charming town. Not too small and not too big, it has all the amenities one might want: museums, nice restaurants, decent schools, many gyms to choose from, and of course, wonderful Mexican food. As a person who grew up here, it can get small after a long time. It is not very diverse and can feel constraining at times. Certainly not everyone thinks it is constraining though! The kindness of residents and small town feel can't be beat, if that is your thing.
Its a friendly town, especially for college students attending Butte college or Chico State University. A lot of frat house activity, college parties in college town, and an alive downtown Chico near university great for dining out and shopping. Bike paths are available throughout the city for bicyclists for safe and fast travel. This town is safe, people are decent, mostly white or Caucasian. No traffic, or horrible crime, decent housing prices, nice high schools. It is hot in the summer and can get cold in the winter. Everything in town is within ten minutes of traveling to get to. Downtown events and farmer market nights where they close downtown access for cars, so people can use the area to do their business and socialize. The town is building a lot of residential homes. The fires in nearby Paradise brought a lot of their population down to Chico and the effects of the fire have indirectly affected Chico residents but have devastated our neighbors in Paradise.
I love Chico, California and I love Chico State! I truly believe I found who I really am while spending my college career in Chico. The people here are very friendly, driven, helpful, supportive, and so were my Civil Engineering professors! I would recommend Chico state to ANYBODY who hasn't quite made a decision on which college to attend. The only thing I would change about Chico would be to tackle the homeless issue as there are certain parts of town that could benefit from the addition of a few shelters.