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Tehama vs Etna

107 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (79.5× in Etna) and street grid (2.4× in Etna).

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Tehama, CAHomes around $278KCalifornia · 366 people
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Etna, CAHomes around $281KCalifornia · 642 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

TehamaHomes around $278K
Housing$278K typical home64% below the CA typical home All about Tehama →
EtnaHomes around $281K
Housing$281K typical home63% below the CA typical home Work279 jobsbased in Etna, a regional job hub All about Etna →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker79.5×
Etna is more of a job hub
Etna 1.59Tehama 0.02
Street grid2.4×
Etna has the more walkable street grid
Etna 105Tehama 44.2
Trails2.2×
Etna has more miles of trail
Etna 8.0 miTehama 3.7 mi
Bachelor’s degree++16.3 pts
More adults in Etna have a degree
Etna 30.2%Tehama 13.9%
Work in town+14.8 pts
More of Etna’s workers stay in town
Etna 14.8%Tehama 0%
Homeowners+13.3 pts renters
Etna has more renters
Tehama 74.5%Etna 61.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Tehama$1,570/mo
Typical home $278K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.46% · or rent about $988/mo · Housing →
Etna$1,640/mo
Typical home $281K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $859/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Etna 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 BEtnaBetter than 57% 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
TehamaEtna
Snow a year0″4″
January low—28°F
July high—90°F
Growing season (days)—135d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)89th99th
Outdoors & history
TehamaEtna
Trails4 mi8 mi
Conserved land0.9%2.4%
Settled19061878
National Register places1—
Archive photos47
Community
TehamaEtna
Library hours a week—26 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

107 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TehamaCAEtnaCA
Tehama ↔ Etna107 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.

TehamaEtna
People
Population 366Lowest 642Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -8% CA: +6.1%
Median age 52.1±11.2Highest 37% above CA 48.7±11.5Lowest 28% above CA
Tehama and Etna 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% 12.9%±9.3Lowest CA: 22%
Tehama and Etna 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% 28.2%±6.7Highest CA: 15.7%
Etna 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%Lowest CA: 37.1% 30.2%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±3.8Lowest CA: 7.6% 5.6%±4Highest CA: 7.6%
Etna 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±$16kHighest 28% below CA $49,063±$24kLowest 51% below CA
Tehama and Etna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $318,900±$51kHighest 57% below CA $221,200±$50kLowest 70% below CA
Tehama and Etna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $988±$814Highest 51% below CA $859±$132Lowest 58% below CA
Tehama and Etna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,467Lowest 71% below CA $1,544Highest 70% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.5%±54.2Lowest CA: 55.3% 70.3%±16.9Highest CA: 55.3%
Etna 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% 18%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.5%Highest CA: 55.9% 61.2%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Highest 14 yrs older than CA 1961Lowest 15 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 34% below CA 22 minHighest 24% below CA
Work from home 13.9%±12.7Highest CA: 17.2% 4.1%±4.9Lowest CA: 17.2%
Tehama and Etna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 14.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Lowest 1.59Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chico (9%)Yreka (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EtnaFew work in Tehama
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miLowest 8.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 4.6 miLowest 10.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.2Lowest 105Highest
Schools
School district —Scott Valley Unified
High school in town —Etna Union High
Students per teacherat that high school — 13.0
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.

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