Rankings · How Oroville ranks in CA
Oroville ranks #37 in California for growth
Oroville is ranked on 35 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 6.
Lists ranked on
35
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #37 fastest growing
Top-quarter finishes
6
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Growth
Top 5% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Oroville does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Oroville marked.
At a glance
Oroville lands in the top half on 6 of 23 lists
Each dot is Oroville’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Oroville does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#38/438 Cost of livingHousing →
Cheapest rent#50/830Most affordable#101/835Lowest property tax#152/835Rent easiest to afford#218/422 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#81/843 HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#504/844Lowest obesity#594/844Most active#603/844Healthiest#725/844Closest to a top hospital#754/844Fewest smokers#813/844Lowest depression#830/844 People
Most educated#722/844 SafetySafety →
Safest#401/411 What kind of place
Fewer homes per newcomer than 93% of California
Not better or worse, just Oroville’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer homes per newcomer than 93% of CA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
18.2 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Longer growing season than 87% of CA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
321 days between frosts
Steadier prices than 85% of CA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+27.4% in home prices, 5 years
Wetter than 84% of CA towns
DrierWetter
27 in of rain + melted snow a year
Hotter summers than 81% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
96.3° July high
More vacation homes than 70% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
1.6% of homes are seasonal
Younger than 69% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
35.8 median age
Colder winters than 62% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
39.2° January low
More kids than 61% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
23.7% of residents are under 18
Fewer seniors than 59% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
14.8% of residents are 65+
Next door
Oroville out-ranks 1 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.