Little ValleyCA
A town of 60 in California.
Is Little Valley a good place to live?
Little Valley’s median age is 64.5 years, above both the California town median (39 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Of the 848 California towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate than Little Valley. Little Valley’s concentration of trails is 4.0 miles per square mile, against 1.0 in California’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Little Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
60 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Little Valley: who provides what
Little Valley is unincorporated, so Lassen 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 Little Valley.
Very high risk in Little Valley, with inland flooding at the top
On expected storm and flood damage, Little Valley sits above 95% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts just over two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 41% to wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Little Valley: snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 45 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Little Valley stands out in California and nationally, with more of its adults who have been diagnosed with depression
18% of adults binge drink in Little Valley. This California town does better than the California average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 9.
| Little Valley | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 22% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 72% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Little Valley | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 10.6% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 73.5% | 57.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.9% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about Little Valley
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Little Valley; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Little Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Little Valley
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Little Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lassen County, California, United States. It is located 43 miles (69 km) northwest of Susanville, at an elevation of 4,190 feet (1,280 m). Its population is 84 as of the 2020 census.
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- Elevation
- 4,190 ft
Questions about Little Valley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Little Valley, CA a good place to live?
Little Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.