A town of 2,441, settled in 1946. A typical home worth about $280K.
The 2 things Portola does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Portola. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Portola home is worth about $280,000, up 0.7% in a year, 63% below the California typical home.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 97% of U.S. communities.
Portola beats the California average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
| What stands out | Portola | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.3% | 10.6% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 66.2% | 57.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 5.1% |
Portola has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 38 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Most working residents leave Portola for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Reno (7%), Delleker (5%) and East Quincy (4%). Half commute less than 36 miles.
The public schools Portola’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 57% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. Roy Carmichael Elementary | K–6 | 344 | Not graded |
| Portola Junior/Senior High | 7–12 | 256 | B− |
| Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) | 9–12 | 15 | Not graded |
11 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Portola City Park | — | 6 |
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
City in California, United States
Portola ( por-TOH-lə) is the only incorporated city in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 2,100 at the 2020 census, down from 2,104 at the 2010 census. Portola is located on the Middle Fork of the Feather River and was named after Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolá, although he did not explore this area. Portola is a crew change site on the Western Pacific Railroad (now Union Pacific Railroad) Feather River Route over the Sierra Nevada. The city is also home to the Western Pacific Railroad Museum (formerly Portola Railroad Museum), one of the largest railroad museums in the Western United States. The museum is famous for its Run A Locomotive program, where the publ…
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3 towns share a border with Portola.