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Willows’s story
140 years in pictures
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1886Willows is settled
WillowsCA
A town of 6,190, settled in 1886. A typical home worth about $321K.
Photo: NoeHill · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
6,190
+2.1% since 2010
Typical home
$321K
+4.2% in a year
Household income
$64K
median
Median age
38.6
years
Jobs based here
2,413
Balanced
What makes Willows stand out
The 3 things Willows does most differently from other towns.
$321Ktypical home
Housing
$321K typical home
58% below the CA typical home
Up 4.2% in a year.
Outdoors
#379 most walkable in CA
2.9 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves
2% of the town is conserved land.
100 U.S. towns● Willows
Health
73% of U.S. towns are healthier
on CDC estimates
Better than CA on 0 measures, worse on 17.
Willows’s report card
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Weather
Forecast →96°
Sunny
H 92° · L 58°
Local news
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Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Willows. Another town gets a different order.
Housing
A typical Willows home is worth about $321K
The typical Willows home is worth about $321,000, up 4.2% in a year, 58% below the California typical home.
$321KZillow home value
Typical home value
Willows$321K
California$764K
+4.2%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute
About one in four working residents works right in Willows
About one in 4 of Willows’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Chico (7%), Orland (3%) and Sacramento (3%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
23%work in town
Where working residents work
In Willows23%
Chico7%
Orland3%
Sacramento3%
Yuba City2%
20 mi
median commute distance
2,413
jobs based in Willows
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Outdoors
2% of Willows is conserved land
2.9 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
2%conserved
2%
conserved · 37 of 1,815 acres
2.9 mi
of trails · 1 per sq mi
#379
most walkable in CA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sycamore Park | 0.4 mi | 11 |
| 2. Jensen Park | — | 14 |
| 3. Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health
Healthier than 27% of U.S. towns
Willows beats the California average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.
CHealth Grade
32 measures vs. California
0 better15 too close to call17 worse
| What stands out | Willows | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.4% | 10.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.2% | 5.1% |
| More smokers | 15.7% | 10.9% |
Glenn Medical Center
0.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
21st
percentile among CA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
High risk, with earthquakes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
72risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
EarthquakesInland floodingHeat waves
69
paid flood claims since 1983
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools
Willows’s public schools outperform 31% of California districts
The public schools Willows’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 69% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
CSchool Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murdock Elementary | K–4 | 488 | C |
| Walden Academy | K–8 | 167 | B− |
| Willows Intermediate | 5–8 | 464 | C |
| Willows High | 9–12 | 423 | B− |
| Willows Community High | 10–12 | 24 | Not graded |
| Glenn County ROP | 9–12 | — | Not graded |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduationAll 7 schools →
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers
Willows has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 38°, and snow is almost unheard of.
96°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter39–59°
Spring47–75°
Summer61–93°
Fall50–79°
Dec 6
typical first frost
Feb 21
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
96°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
About Willows
City in California, United States
Willows is a city in and the county seat of Glenn County, California, United States, located in the Sacramento Valley region of Northern California. The city is home to regional government offices, including the California Highway Patrol, the California Department of Motor Vehicles, the United States Bureau of Reclamation and the main offices of the Mendocino National Forest, which comprises about one million acres (404,686 ha) of Federal land located mostly in mountainous terrain west of Willows. The population was 6,293 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1886
- Population
- 6,293
- Area
- 2.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 138 ft
- ZIP code
- 95988
- Area code
- 530
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