Metro area · CBSA 17020
Chico
The Chico, CA metro area has 207,929 people. Median rent is $1,414, 25.0% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Butte County at $1,509. Of the 18 places we track here, Forest Ranch has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$67,928
Median home value
$424,700
Unemployment
7.5%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,509
HUD, Butte County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chico | 102,188 | $1,488 | 26.7% |
| Oroville | 19,752 | $1,093 | 25.1% |
| Oroville East | 7,504 | $1,211 | 15.4% |
| Paradise | 7,392 | $1,241 | 22.0% |
| Magalia | 7,389 | $1,478 | 31.2% |
| Gridley | 7,330 | $1,176 | 24.3% |
| Thermalito | 6,720 | $1,178 | 25.8% |
| Durham | 5,340 | $1,105 | 13.9% |
| Palermo | 5,266 | $1,135 | 26.9% |
| South Oroville | 2,846 | $1,412 | 25.9% |
| Kelly Ridge | 2,825 | $2,505 | 55.0% |
| Biggs | 2,307 | $1,474 | 20.8% |
| Forest Ranch | 1,915 | $1,414 | 12.9% |
| Butte Valley | 1,087 | $1,414 | 25.0% |
| Berry Creek | 760 | $1,344 | 35.3% |
| Butte Creek Canyon | 713 | $1,414 | 16.0% |
| Bangor | 597 | $1,414 | 14.1% |
| Cohasset | 573 | $1,414 | 21.3% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.