QuincyCA
A town of 1,317, settled in 1855.
Is Quincy a good place to live?
Quincy’s best subject grades are a B+ for the outdoors and health; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Quincy’s average trip to work is 13 minutes, below both California’s towns (28 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On cost of living, just 42 of California’s 1,058 towns do better. 31% of the land in Quincy is conserved, above both California’s towns (4.3%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Quincy has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Quincy stand out
Where Quincy beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
1,317 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Quincy grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Quincy is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Quincy: who provides what
Quincy 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 Quincy.
Quincy has 1.5 jobs for every working resident, and 818 people commute in
About one in 4 of Quincy’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Quincy has lost 202 jobs, to 977 in 2023. The top destinations are East Quincy (27%), Chester (4%) and Sacramento (3%).
| Quincy | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 25% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools in Quincy fall behind 57% of California districts
Its public schools are run by the Plumas County Office of Education school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portola OpportunityLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 6 | – |
| Plumas County CommunityLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 8 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
The typical home in Quincy is valued at about $318K
The typical Quincy home is worth about $318,000, down 0.8% in a year, 58% below the California typical home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Quincy faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 95% of U.S. communities. Since 2000, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Quincy.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Quincy
7.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Quincy’s trail density is 1.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dame Shirley | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Quincy has four seasons and hot summers
Quincy has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Quincy is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Quincy ranks healthier than 66% of the country’s towns
Quincy beats the California average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 25% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Quincy.
| Quincy | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 29% | 35% |
| What stands out | Quincy | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Quincy
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Quincy
About 2 of every 100 Quincy residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Every workday, about 818 people come to Quincy for work
Where Quincy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Quincy
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Quincy, CA expensive?
That is 4.8 years of the area's median household income ($66,031 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.