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1936
Drought refugees from Oklahoma camping by the roadside, 8b38481a, 1936
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About Blythe
City in California, United StatesBlythe () 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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Housing in Blythe
The typical Blythe home is worth about $217,000, down 6% in a year, 72% below the California typical home.
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Safety in Blythe
Safety Grade C
Blythe reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 74% report less.
Work & commute in Blythe
Full picture →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.
Health in Blythe
Health Grade D
Healthier than 5% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with California
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 7 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Blythe
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Blythe
Full climate →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.
Schools in Blythe
All Blythe schools →School Grade B-
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 data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Blythe is a college town
Colleges →of Blythe’s residents are enrolled in college. Palo Verde College has about 1,155 students on campus.
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