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%

Tehama$1,570/mo

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

Bangor$2,170/mo

Typical home $366K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.81% · Housing →

The difference: $600 a month, about $7,200 a year, between Bangor 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

–TehamaNot graded C+BangorBetter than 41% of districts in the state

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

TehamaBangor

Snow a year0″0″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)89th 88th

Outdoors & history

TehamaBangor

Trails4 mi —

Conserved land0.9%—

Settled1906 1855

National Register places1 —

Archive photos4 6

Community

TehamaBangor

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Where they are

59 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TehamaCA BangorCA

Tehama ↔ Bangor59 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

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

TehamaBangor

People

Population 366Lowest 597Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +7.6% CA: +6.1%

Median age 52.1±11.2Lowest 37% above CA 58.6±16.4Highest 55% above CA

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

Kids under 18 20.2%±10.5Highest CA: 22% 11.1%±5.6Lowest CA: 22%

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

Age 65+ 26%±2.7Lowest CA: 15.7% 42.9%±25.5Highest CA: 15.7%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.9%Highest CA: 37.1% 10.7%Lowest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±3.8Lowest CA: 7.6% 5.5%±6Highest CA: 7.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $70,893±$16kLowest 28% below CA $120,347±$48kHighest 21% above CA

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $318,900±$51kLowest 57% below CA $378,400±$46kHighest 48% below CA

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

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,467Lowest 71% below CA $3,056Highest 40% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.5%±54.2Lowest CA: 55.3% 50%±100Highest CA: 55.3%

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

Below poverty line 2.7%Lowest CA: 12% 13.1%Highest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 74.5%Lowest CA: 55.9% 96.4%Highest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1962Lowest 14 yrs older than CA 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 34% below CA 27 minHighest 5% below CA

Work from home 13.9%±12.7Lowest CA: 17.2% 19.6%±22.2Highest CA: 17.2%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 21.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Lowest 0.29Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Chico (9%)Oroville (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BangorFew work in Tehama

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Highest 0.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 4.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.2Highest 3.4Lowest

Schools

School district —Bangor Union Elementary

High school in town —None in town

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

Deciding?

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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.

Tehama vs Bangor

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $600 more a month in Bangor

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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