Rancho Tehama ReserveCA
This town in California has a population of 978.
Is Rancho Tehama Reserve a good place to live?
27% of residents live below the poverty line in Rancho Tehama Reserve, above both California’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Rancho Tehama Reserve has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
978 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Rancho Tehama Reserve: who provides what
Rancho Tehama Reserve is unincorporated, so Tehama 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 Rancho Tehama Reserve.
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Rancho Tehama Reserve is higher
Expected losses in Rancho Tehama Reserve break down as 54% from wildfires and 33% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Rancho Tehama Reserve’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Corning Union Elementary school district. Enrollment at Rancho Tehama Reserve’s public school: 94 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Tehama ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 94 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts
Most of Rancho Tehama Reserve’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
The typical journey to work in Rancho Tehama Reserve is 29 minutes. Most people who work leave Rancho Tehama Reserve to do it: just 2% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Rancho Tehama Reserve dropped by 52, to 37. The top destinations are Red Bluff (16%), Redding (8%) and Chico (5%).
| Rancho Tehama Reserve | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $54,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Rancho Tehama Reserve’s year
July afternoons reach 97°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Rancho Tehama Reserve is
Among adults in Rancho Tehama Reserve, 16% smoke cigarettes. CDC measures, 32 in all: Rancho Tehama Reserve beats California on 1 and trails on 13. In Rancho Tehama Reserve, 14% of adults have diabetes, and 38% have high blood pressure.
| Rancho Tehama Reserve | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Rancho Tehama Reserve | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 74.9% | 71.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Rancho Tehama Reserve, the median rent runs lower than in the typical California or U.S. town
In Rancho Tehama Reserve, 81% of households are owner-occupiers.
| Rancho Tehama Reserve | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $937 a month | $1,896 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 81% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0% of Rancho Tehama Reserve is conserved land
6.1 miles of trail. For Rancho Tehama Reserve, the density of trails is 0.5 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Rancho Tehama Reserve
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Rancho Tehama Reserve; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Rancho Tehama Reserve residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
98% of working residents leave Rancho Tehama Reserve for work
Where Rancho Tehama Reserve’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Rancho Tehama Reserve
Place in California, United States
Rancho Tehama, also known as the Rancho Tehama Reserve, is an unincorporated community in Tehama County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 1,572. The lightly populated rural, remote community has large lots where some residents farm olives, walnuts and almonds.
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- Area
- 12 sq mi
Questions about Rancho Tehama Reserve
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rancho Tehama Reserve, CA a good place to live?
Rancho Tehama Reserve has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.