CohassetCA
Population 573: a town settled in 1888.
Is Cohasset a good place to live?
73% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Cohasset, above both the California town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Only 2 of the 848 California towns we compare have a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Cohasset. Cohasset has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
573 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Cohasset: who provides what
Cohasset is unincorporated, so Butte County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cohasset.
Cohasset has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 54% of Cohasset’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 33% to wildfires. Its FEMA risk score works out to 89 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Cohasset after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2023.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, fewer of Cohasset’s residents live below the poverty line
Half of commuters travel less than 16 miles. The mean commuting time in Cohasset is 41 minutes. The top destinations are Chico (52%), Oroville (3%) and Butte Valley (3%).
| Cohasset | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 41 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.3% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $80,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Cohasset stands out in California and nationally, with fewer of its adults who feel lonely
The share of adults in Cohasset who had a checkup this year is 77%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Cohasset is ahead of California on 20 and behind on 2. Two figures for adults locally: 15% get no exercise outside work, 14% report frequent mental distress.
| Cohasset | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 36% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 24% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cohasset | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.7% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.4% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Cohasset keeps 1.9% of its land conserved
4.7 miles of trail. The density of trails for Cohasset is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Cohasset | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Lassen Volcanic National Park and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cohasset. Close and well known come first.
31 mi National ParkLassen Volcanic National Park505K visitors a year
29 mi DamOroville Dam
9 mi Park & preserveBidwell Park
9 mi MuseumChico Air Museum
13 mi MuseumMuseum of Northern California ArtPhoto credits
Lassen Volcanic National Park: en:User:Mav, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oroville Dam: California Department of Water Resources, Public domain · Bidwell Park: Saopaulo1 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chico Air Museum: Bsudicky, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of Northern California Art: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Cohasset
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Cohasset
About 4 of every 100 Cohasset residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Cohasset for work
Where Cohasset’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Cohasset
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cohasset, CA a good place to live?
Cohasset has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.