A town of 17,396. A typical home worth about $217K.
The 3 things Blythe does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Blythe. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Blythe home is worth about $217,000, down 6% in a year, 72% below the California typical home.
About one in 3 of Blythe’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Ehrenberg (5%), Los Angeles (4%) and Riverside (3%). Half commute less than 78 miles.
Blythe beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 24.
| What stands out | Blythe | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.5% | 6.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 16.3% | 7.3% |
10 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gooseflats Wildlife Area | 0.5 mi | 90 |
| 2. Quechan Park | — | 25 |
| 3. Todd Park | — | 23 |
Blythe reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 74% report less.
Blythe has warm winters and scorching summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 109°, a January night drops to 42°, and snow is almost unheard of.
The public schools Blythe’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 51% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Brown Elementary | K–8 | 609 | D− |
| Margaret White Elementary | K–8 | 559 | Not graded |
| Palo Verde High | 9–12 | 740 | Not graded |
| Twin Palms Continuation | 9–12 | 85 | Not graded |
| Blythe District Preschool | M | — | Not graded |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
20,817 people in 2010; 17,396 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
18 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
City in California, United States
Blythe () is a city in eastern Riverside County, California, United States. It is in the Palo Verde Valley of the Lower Colorado River Valley region, an agricultural area and part of the Colorado Desert along the Colorado River, approximately 224 miles (360 km) east of Los Angeles and 150 miles (240 km) west of Phoenix. Blythe was named after Thomas Henry Blythe, a San Francisco financier, who established primary water rights to the Colorado River in the region in 1877. The city was incorporated on July 21, 1916. The population was 18,317 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Blythe.