CA area data
Chester, CA
Chester, CA.
Population: 2,222 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $352,598
- 1-year appreciation
- -0.3%
- 3-year appreciation
- +0.2%
- 5-year appreciation
- +10.4%
- 10-year appreciation
- +72.6%
- All-time peak (2022-07)
- $363,619
- House Price Index
- 417.4 (-0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 13
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 113.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 32.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $22.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- wildfire, earthquake, inlandFlooding, landslide, lightning
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 48.0°F
- Average high
- 63.0°F
- Average low
- 33.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 31.9 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 50
- Days with Good air quality
- 186
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Lassen Volcanic National Park (19 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Rogers Field (2 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.0 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -202 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,983
- Median annual property tax
- $3,233
- Households with broadband internet
- 37.4%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 4,102
- Average weekly wage
- $1,005
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 39
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