A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Loyalton

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Loyalton$1,830/mo

Typical home $310K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.80% · Housing →

Tehama$1,570/mo

Typical home $278K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.46% · or rent about $988/mo · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Loyalton and Tehama.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

C+LoyaltonBetter than 39% of districts in the state –TehamaNot graded

Where they are

103 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LoyaltonCA TehamaCA

Loyalton ↔ Tehama103 miles apart

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Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs California average

LoyaltonTehama

People

Population 748Highest 366Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.8% CA: +6.1% —

Median age 45±7.3Lowest 19% above CA 52.1±11.2Highest 37% above CA

Tehama and Loyalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 23.8%±12.3Highest CA: 22% 20.2%±10.5Lowest CA: 22%

Loyalton and Tehama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 28.6%±14.7Highest CA: 15.7% 26%±2.7Lowest CA: 15.7%

Loyalton and Tehama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.8%Highest CA: 37.1% 13.9%Lowest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±2.6Lowest CA: 7.6% 4.4%±3.8Highest CA: 7.6%

Tehama and Loyalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $65,556±$26kLowest 34% below CA $70,893±$16kHighest 28% below CA

Tehama and Loyalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $191,800±$31kLowest 74% below CA $318,900±$51kHighest 57% below CA

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $988±$814 51% below CA

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,538Highest 70% below CA $1,467Lowest 71% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest CA: 55.3% 39.5%±54.2Lowest CA: 55.3%

Loyalton and Tehama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 4.7%Highest CA: 12% 2.7%Lowest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 95.5%Highest CA: 55.9% 74.5%Lowest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 16 yrs older than CA 1962Highest 14 yrs older than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 16% below CA 19 minLowest 34% below CA

Work from home 20.1%±15.7Highest CA: 17.2% 13.9%±12.7Lowest CA: 17.2%

Loyalton and Tehama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 8%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 24.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.62Highest 0.02Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Downieville (14%)Chico (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TehamaFew work in Loyalton

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6.6%Highest 0.9%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 3.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 4.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 217Highest 44.2Lowest

Schools

School district Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified—

High school in town Loyalton High—

Students per teacherat that high school 13.5 —

California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Loyalton vs Tehama

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Loyalton gets 37 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Loyalton

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