Chico, California SperlingViews

1.For $45 per year retired persons can take all of the classes they want in a Chico State University program in which seniors teach seniors.
2.Folk Music events occour about 8 times per month.
3.There are about 4 Swing dances per month.
4.The University provides many cultural events for all age groups.
5.More parkland per capita than almost any city in the country.
6.Excellent restaurants at reasonable prices.
7.Still a small town feel (but less so every year) coupled with big city amenities.

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Becoming unlivable - 3/15/2007

I've lived in Chico since 1996. I found myself here to be with a man I am no longer with. I found one who is better and now we are married. I would have never chosen Chico but now am a homeowner[read more...]

No longer a place worth living in - 1/1/2007

I grew up here. While I have wonderful memories of how Chico USED to be..... it is no longer the town I loved. The cost of living & housing is rediculous. The crime is UNbelievable. We now have[read more...]

Read this before going to chico!!!!!!!! - 9/22/2006

I lived in chico from when I was 6 to 22 and am now leaving at 22yrs old. Chico does have some.. well did have some awesome party's like no other place in US but the cops are totally stoping[read more...]

The Best of Everything! - 10/23/2005

Chico is one of the most beautiful and cultural cities in Northern California. Everything you want is here: Warm sunny dry weather and the best shopping and recreation in the North Sacramento[read more...]

Chico's plusses and minuses - 7/25/2005

I like Chico. It's a beautiful college town place and great for walkers and bikers. Inexepensive living by California standards is great for college students, disabled and retired people. Not too[read more...]