People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Tehama County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 3.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Tehama County report $55,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $50,300, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $64,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,606 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,360 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $352,800.
Getting to work: 28 minutes each way on average; 11.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Bethel, CT matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out6
$50,292
28% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
3.3%
43% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Lake California	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	3.3%	43% below
Moved from another state1	0.0%	below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure	-2.1	250% below
Income of households moving in6County figure	$55,827	21% below
Income of households moving out6County figure	$50,292	28% below

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 79.5%, 57% above the median place.

Lake California20.9%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$64,240

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

20.9%

2% above the median place

Home price to income

3.8x

1% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

21%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$72,700

a year, prices not adjusted

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Lake California, $1,606 a month. It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Lake California, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Seabrook, TX	17.2% vs 20.9%	n/a	Compare
Willow Springs, IL	16.9% vs 20.9%	n/a	Compare
Roessleville, NY	17.7% vs 20.9%	n/a	Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
79.5%
57% above the median place
Median year built1
1998
1% above the median place
Homeownership1
81.5%
23% above the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Lake California	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,606	18% above
Rent to income1	20.9%	2% above
Property tax rate1	0.7%	19% below
Home price to income1	3.8x	1% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure	$1,361	16% below
HUD area median income3County figure	$86,500	19% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$2,602	20% below
Median home value1	$352,800	10% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	2.5%	23% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	28.4%	45% below
Homeownership1	81.5%	23% above
Renters paying 30%+1	79.5%	57% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$2,360	26% above
Vacant homes1County figure	9.9%	41% above
Median year built1	1998	1% above

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
28 min
14% above the median place
Median household income1
$92,051
15% above the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Lake California	Vs median
Median household income1	$92,051	15% above
Income per person1	$37,173	7% below
Unemployment1County figure	5.8%	20% above
Average annual pay5County figure	$60,130	9% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	5.2%	41% above
Jobs5County figure	19,664	87% below
Poverty rate1County figure	15.6%	44% above
Mean commute1	28 min	14% above
Works from home1County figure	11.1%	11% below
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

High school or higher is 95.8%, 4% above the median place.

High school or higher1
95.8%
4% above the median place
Median age1
42.4
9% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
94.8%
3% above the median place

All 8 people measures

Measure	Lake California	Vs median
Population1	3,808	6646th largest
Median age1	42.4	9% above
Bachelor's or higher1	38.4%	20% above
High school or higher1	95.8%	4% above
Household size1	2.7	7% above
Born abroad1County figure	11.1%	26% above
No health insurance1County figure	6.6%	3% above
Homes with broadband1	94.8%	3% above

Life in Lake California

10 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%

Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars15.5 −25%

Shops23.5 −22%

Arts, recreation and fitness1.7 −59%

Doctors' offices and clinics8.9 −56%

Child care centers3.5 +52%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
8.9
56% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
1.7
59% below the median place
Shops per 10k7
23.5
22% below the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Lake California	Vs median
Public schools10County figure	40	344% above
Public school students10County figure	10,948	124% above
Students per teacher10County figure	20.2	31% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure	15.5	25% below
Shops per 10k7County figure	23.5	22% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure	1.7	59% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure	8.9	56% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure	3.5	52% above
Parks per 10k8	0.0	below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k8	0.0	below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k8	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8	0.0	below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k8	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails8	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi8	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure	10	23% below

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 12.9, 84% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Lake California. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk12
12.9
84% below the median place
Wildfire risk12
98.5
61% above the median place
July average high11
92°F
6% above the median place

All 10 weather and risk measures

Measure	Lake California	Vs median
July average high11County figure	92°F	6% above
January average low11County figure	36°F	43% above
Average temperature11County figure	59°F	7% above
Annual precipitation11County figure	37.2 in	15% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure	88.9	4% below
Tornado risk12County figure	12.9	84% below
Wildfire risk12County figure	98.5	61% above
Heat wave risk12County figure	57.2	37% below
Median air quality index13County figure	38	12% below
Good air days13County figure	77.8%	14% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 18.7% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 37.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 72.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

n/a

No local price data

Pay vs rent

+3.1 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 85% of places

Family fit

n/a

Not enough local figures

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Lake California in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 21% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,606/mo (2024)	$2,050/mo	$1,690 to $2,500/mo	+4.2%
Median household income	$92,051 (2024)	$117,500	$99,500 to $139,500	+4.2%
Median home value	$352,800 (2024)	$520,000	$377,000 to $716,000	+6.7%

The median home would be worth 4.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Lake California

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Bethel, CT	$1,656	$90,848	Compare
Des Plaines, IL	$1,606	$97,875	Compare
Midway, FL	$1,645	$96,041	Compare
Archer Lodge, NC	$1,458	$91,188	Compare

Nearby

Compare Lake California with

Common questions

Is Lake California a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 79% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 98% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. Half the homes were built after 1998, newer housing than in 88% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lake California expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $352,800.

What salary do you need to live in Lake California?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $64,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Lake California?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Bethel, CT, Des Plaines, IL, Midway, FL and Archer Lodge, NC.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Lake California with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Lake California itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/lake-california-california

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