Chico, CA Rankings


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Chico, CA is ranked #2 in terms of Best Places to Live in Butte County according to the rankings from bestplaces.net. This ranking is based on criteria such as a variety of housing options, quality of schools, general cost of living and access to amenities. Chico has consistently been rated highly for its climate and natural beauty, with many hiking trails located in the nearby Bidwell Park and access to Lake Oroville and Lake Almanor. In addition, this city is known for its vibrant downtown area with a variety of restaurants, shops and bars available. With housing costs that are significantly lower than other California cities, combined with affordable services such as utilities, Chico can offer its residents an excellent quality of life at great value.

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Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 3 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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