ConcowCA
A town settled in 1882, now home to 183 people.
Is Concow a good place to live?
Concow’s average commute is 38 minutes, above both California’s towns (28 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 848 in California we compare has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Concow. 16% of the land in Concow is conserved, above both California’s towns (4.3%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Concow has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
183 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Concow: who provides what
Concow 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 Concow.
Concow faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
In Concow, the risk rating from FEMA is 88 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 41% come from inland flooding and 39% from wildfires. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Concow after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2020.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Concow’s workers commute out
17% of residents live below the poverty line in Concow. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 4% of working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Concow dropped by 26, to 27. The median commute is under 22 miles.
| Concow | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Concow, expect mild winters and hot summers
For Concow, the typical July afternoon high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conservation land takes up 15.6% of Concow
13 miles of trail. The concentration of trails in Concow is 0.5 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Concow is
The share of adults in Concow who feel lonely is 32%. Across all 32 CDC measures, Concow beats California on 5 and trails on 9.
| Concow | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 72% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Concow | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.5% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lassen Volcanic National Park and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Concow. Close and well known come first.
40 mi National ParkLassen Volcanic National Park505K visitors a year
16 mi DamOroville Dam
14 mi Park & preserveBidwell Park
18 mi MuseumChico Air Museum
18 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 Concow
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Concow
About 7 of every 100 Concow residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
96% of working residents leave Concow for work
Where Concow’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Concow
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Concow, CA a good place to live?
Concow has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.