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A town of 9,347, settled in 1947. A typical home worth about $390K.

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Population
9,347
+8.5% since 2010
Typical home
$390K
+0.9% in a year
Household income
$74K
median
Median age
35.4
years
Jobs based here
1,134
A commuter town

What makes Live Oak stand out

The 3 things Live Oak does most differently from other towns.

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A commuter town

93% of working residents leave Live Oak for work

Where Live Oak’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

16% → Yuba City Yuba City 16% 6% → Sacramento Sacramento 6% 4% → Marysville Marysville 4% 3% → Oroville Oroville 3% 3% → Gridley Gridley 3% 3% → San Francisco San Francisco 3% Live Oak · 7% stay
1,134jobs based in Live Oak
7%of working residents work in town
33 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Live Oak’s report card

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Now in Live Oak

What neighbors are saying. Town Square →

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Housing

A typical Live Oak home is worth about $390K

The typical Live Oak home is worth about $390,000, up 0.9% in a year, 49% below the California typical home.

$390KZillow home value

Typical home value

Live Oak$390K
California$764K
Market temperature
BalancedA seller's marketBuyer’sSeller’s
18
days on market
102.9%
sale-to-list price
+0.9%
value change, 1 year
7
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Schools

Live Oak’s public schools outperform 49% of California districts

The public schools Live Oak’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.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Luther ElementaryK–5867D−
Live Oak Middle6–8413D−
Live Oak High9–12603B
Valley Oak Continuation High9–1219Not graded
Live Oak AlternativeK–1257Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduationAll 5 schools →
Outdoors

3.6% of Live Oak is conserved land

1.0 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.

3.6%conserved
Map of Live Oak: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
3.6%
conserved · 71 of 1,985 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
#368
most walkable in CA
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Live Oak Soccer Park0.7 mi25
2. Live Oak Memorial Park—7
3. Pennington Ranch Park0.1 mi3
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health

Healthier than 31% of U.S. towns

Live Oak beats the California average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.

CHealth Grade
32 measures vs. California
0 better16 too close to call16 worse
What stands outLive OakCA
More uninsured adults15.7%10.6%
More adults facing food insecurity25.3%17.9%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.6%10.6%
Orchard Hospital
6.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
24th
percentile among CA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Live Oak

Most working residents leave Live Oak for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Yuba City (16%), Sacramento (6%) and Marysville (4%). Half commute less than 33 miles.

7%work in town

Where working residents work

In Live Oak7%
Yuba City16%
Sacramento6%
Marysville4%
Oroville3%
33 mi
median commute distance
1,134
jobs based in Live Oak
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Live Oak has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 39°, and snow is almost unheard of.

96°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter40–58°
Spring49–74°
Summer61–94°
Fall51–78°
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
96°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 36% of U.S. communities.

36risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
36Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesDrought
7
paid flood claims since 1983
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
IOOF Hall
2009 · IOOF Hall · Wikimedia Commons
Live Oak’s story

79 years in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Sutter Basin Feasibility Study Nears Final MilestoneLive Oak on CA 99Leo Chesney prison West View
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About Live Oak

City in California, United States

Official town website ↗

Live Oak is an incorporated city in Sutter County, California, United States. It is part of the Yuba City Metropolitan Statistical Area within the Greater Sacramento CSA, and includes a hamlet historically named Stafford. The population was 9,106 at the 2020 census, up from 8,392 at the 2010 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1947
Population
9,106
Area
3.1 sq mi
Elevation
79 ft
ZIP code
95953
Area code
530

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