PaxtonCA
A town in California.
Is Paxton a good place to live?
Paxton’s midsummer high is 91°F, above both California’s towns (89°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). We don’t grade Paxton yet; the figures below are still real.
Moving to Paxton: who provides what
Paxton is unincorporated, so Plumas 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 Paxton.
The FEMA risk score in Paxton is higher than in most of California or the rest of the country
Households in Paxton have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2021. 59% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 35%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A typical January night in Paxton is 27°F, against 40°F in California’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns
Paxton has chilly winters and warm summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Paxton is
Paxton: 21% of adults get no exercise outside work. Of 32 CDC measures, Paxton beats the California average on 9 and trails it on 8. Two figures for adults here: 74% had a checkup this year, 25% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Paxton | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.9% | 9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Paxton | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.5% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Paxton
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Paxton
About Paxton
Place in California, United States
Paxton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. According to the 2020 census, it was unpopulated, down from 14 residents in the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,969 ft
Paxton’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Paxton.
Paxton and Twain aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Paxton with a neighbor →
Questions about Paxton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Paxton, CA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Paxton yet; the figures below are still real. A town in California.