Chico
- Town in California
Town
Chico
- grade BOverall Grade
- Town in California
- Rating 3.78 out of 5 460 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 A minus
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A minus
- Commutegrade A
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$369,500
National
$244,900Median Rent
$1,223
National
$1,163Area 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 expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault380.6national 282.7
- Murder2.8national 6.1
- Rape53.2national 40.7
- Robbery75.9national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary233.5national 500.1
- Theft1,472.2national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft299.9national 284
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Working in Chico
Jobs
grade C
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$60,507
National
$69,021Top Public Schools Serving Chico
- grade A
Inspire School of Arts & Sciences
- Rating 4.35 out of 5 114 reviews
- grade A
Chico High School
- Rating 3.82 out of 5 250 reviews
- grade A
Pleasant Valley High School
- Rating 3.7 out of 5 262 reviews
- grade A minus
Core Butte Charter School
- Rating 4.68 out of 5 19 reviews
- grade A minus
Chico Country Day School
- Rating 5 out of 5 2 reviews
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What I like about Chico is how many wild places there are to visit here. We're near the Sacramento River, there's a creek that runs through the middle of town, and we have the 2nd largest municipal park after Central Park in NYC, just to name a few of the places in the vicinity! What I'd like to see change is a greater amount of importance placed on the lives of the homeless, and shelters being rebuit. I'd like to see the city care more about the unhoused and allow spaces for them which allow them to flourish and be treated like human beings for once.
Wonderful city that is always striving to improve! Amazing school system, clean and beautiful parks. Incredible local places to eat, shop and achieve sustainable living.
I like Chico because I am student at CSU Chico and it is a fun experience. Rent is cheap and affordable and I am able to find work while being a full time student. I think that Chico is a great place to live since there are a couple of high schools and the community and pretty small. However, if you don’t like small towns, Chico may not be the best place for you. There’s a great weather here, and the trees are beautiful. It gets really hot during the summer, but there are many water spots in the Bidwell park area that are fun to go to and cool off. Chico also has the river running by so my friends and I enjoy floating down it as an activity. There’s parks, including softball, baseball, tennis, pickleball, so you can practice and get active with almost anything you may interested in. There are a lot of restaurants and great food. I like that there is a diverse range of restaurants so you can almost have anything you want for a meal.