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%

Tehama$1,570/mo

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

Loyalton$1,830/mo

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

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

Where they are

103 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TehamaCA LoyaltonCA

Tehama ↔ Loyalton103 miles apart

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Only big differences vs California average

TehamaLoyalton

People

Population 366Lowest 748Highest

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

Median age 52.1±11.2Highest 37% above CA 45±7.3Lowest 19% 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 20.2%±10.5Lowest CA: 22% 23.8%±12.3Highest CA: 22%

Loyalton and Tehama 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% 28.6%±14.7Highest 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+ 13.9%Lowest CA: 37.1% 28.8%Highest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±3.8Highest CA: 7.6% 0%±2.6Lowest 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 $70,893±$16kHighest 28% below CA $65,556±$26kLowest 34% 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 $318,900±$51kHighest 57% below CA $191,800±$31kLowest 74% below CA

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

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

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.5%±54.2Lowest CA: 55.3% 100%±100Highest 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 2.7%Lowest CA: 12% 4.7%Highest CA: 12%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 13.9%±12.7Lowest CA: 17.2% 20.1%±15.7Highest 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 0%Lowest 8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miLowest 32.8 miHighest

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

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

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 6.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 4.6 miHighest 0.7 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

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

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.

Tehama vs Loyalton

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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