Your Guide to Buying a Home in Chico, CA

Buying a Home in Chico, California

Chico is located in Butte County

We're proud of Chico's open, diverse nature and the wide range of activities and events typically found only in larger, metropolitan areas. We're especially pleased that we've been able to maintain a special sense of community, comradarie, and small-town living throughout the years.

The Chico City Council has maintained a policy supporting business and industrial development within the Chico community. All development assistance is based upon a strong and consistent planning program which allocates adequate land for business and industrial development and provides the public improvements essential for a vigorous economic development program. The business sector is one of the major cornerstones of our healthy community.

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Ranked by California Business as one of the top 5 cities for business (under 85,000)

Ample quality work force, job training assistance, low labor rates, and low business taxes

Outstanding employment/educational resources at Chico State University and Butte College

Located 90 miles north of Sacramento with access to rail lines, Route 99 and I-5 freeway

Excellent municipal airport facility with charter, freight and commercial airline services

A friendly community with affordable housing, low cost living and high quality of life.

Minutes from the beautiful Sierra foothills with abundant hiking, fishing, hunting and skiing.

Convenient to the San Francisco Bay Area, Lake Tahoe and many national and state parks.

Population

The City of Chico and its service area has shown steady growth during the past 10 years. The City and its residents are sensitive to the need of balancing economic growth and quality of life. The result has been a community that is well planned and is providing quality municipal services. Economic and job growth has mirrored the construction of new housing in the City. As a result, Chico is one of the most livable and affordable communities in the state.

Climate

The Chico area transitions through four seasons with brilliant colors in the spring and fall, hot and dry summers, and mild winters.

Clear: 219 days, Partly Cloudy: 57 days, Cloudy: 89 days, Freezing: 32 days Elevation: 230 feet above sea level, Location: Latitude 39 42 N., Longitude: 121 47 W. Prevailing Winds: South/Southeast with a mean hourly speed of 10 mph.

City Government

Incorporated in 1872, the City of Chico has a long tradition of strong government. It operates under a City Council-City Manager form of city government with a seven-member City Council. Every two years the Council elects one of its members to serve as Mayor. The Council appoints the City Manager, who manages day-to-day operations of the City. Working under the direction of the City Manager are the various city operating departments. The Citys strong management is reflected in its budget. A strong local economy provides sufficient resources to support all basic City services in addition to allocations for community agencies and services.

Courtesy of the Chico Chamber of Commerce