RichvaleCA
A town of 145, settled in 1911.
Is Richvale a good place to live?
Richvale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Richvale stand out
Where Richvale beats most towns.
145 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Richvale: who provides what
Richvale 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 Richvale.
The schools Richvale’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Biggs Unified school district. Enrollment at Richvale’s public school: 53 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richvale ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades 1–6 | Grades 1–6 | 53 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
With 5.5 jobs for every working resident, Richvale draws in 417 commuters
Half of commuters travel less than 16 miles. Employers in Richvale added 58 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 421. Only 5% of working residents stay in Richvale for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are Oroville (13%), Gridley (12%) and Yuba City (8%).
| Richvale | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.2% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Zillow puts the typical Richvale home at about $333K
Just over four fifths of Richvale households live in a home they own. Home values are up 8.4% over the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Richvale
July afternoons reach 96° and January nights drop to 39°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Richvale is
The share of adults in Richvale who have high blood pressure: 35%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Richvale beats California on 7 and trails on 8. 18% of adults binge drink in the town, above both California’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (16%). Among adults in the town, 32% sleep under 7 hours and 74% had a checkup this year.
| Richvale | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Richvale | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.1% | 17.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.3% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Richvale, mostly drought
83% of Richvale’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by earthquakes at 11%. On expected storm and flood damage, Richvale sits above 58% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Richvale after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2020.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Oroville Dam and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Richvale. Close and well known come first.
15 mi DamOroville Dam
19 mi MountainSutter Buttes
19 mi Park & preserveBidwell Park
22 mi MuseumChico Air Museum
18 mi MuseumMuseum of Northern California Art
32 mi MuseumSacramento Valley MuseumPhoto credits
Oroville Dam: California Department of Water Resources, Public domain · Sutter Buttes: Expedition 32 crew/NASA, 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 · Sacramento Valley Museum: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Everything we know about Richvale
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Richvale
College town 23 of every 100 Richvale residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Every workday, about 417 people come to Richvale for work
Where Richvale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Richvale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Richvale, CA a good place to live?
Richvale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.