Yankee HillCA
A town of 232 in California.
Is Yankee Hill a good place to live?
Yankee Hill’s midpoint age is 61.2 years, against 39 years in California’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Yankee Hill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
232 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Yankee Hill: who provides what
Yankee Hill 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 Yankee Hill.
Natural hazards: very high risk in Yankee Hill, mostly inland flooding
Expected losses in Yankee Hill break down as 41% from inland flooding and 39% from wildfires. Yankee Hill’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is recorded as 88 of 100. Federal aid has come to Yankee Hill households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2020.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Yankee Hill’s workers commute out
In Yankee Hill, the middle household income is $77,000. The top destinations are Chico (25%), Oroville (8%) and Paradise (5%). Yankee Hill: 6.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Half commute less than 20 miles.
| Yankee Hill | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Yankee Hill is
Nearly three quarters of adults had a checkup this year in Yankee Hill. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Yankee Hill is ahead of California on 5 and behind on 10.
| Yankee Hill | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Yankee Hill | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.7% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.3% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Yankee Hill sells for about $465K
The share of households in Yankee Hill who are owner-occupiers is 71%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0% of Yankee Hill is conserved land
The concentration of trails here in Yankee Hill is 0.3 miles per square mile. 2.0 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Oroville Dam and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Yankee Hill. Close and well known come first.
11 mi DamOroville Dam
36 mi MountainSutter Buttes
15 mi Park & preserveBidwell Park
20 mi MuseumChico Air Museum
18 mi MuseumMuseum of Northern California ArtPhoto 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
Everything we know about Yankee Hill
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Yankee Hill
About 0 of every 100 Yankee Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Yankee Hill for work
Where Yankee Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Yankee Hill
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Yankee Hill (formerly, Rich Gulch and Spanishtown) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Butte County, California, United States. It is located 6.5 miles (10.5 km) east-southeast of Paradise, at an elevation of 1982 feet (604 m). The population was 260 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 6.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,982 ft
- Area code
- 530
Questions about Yankee Hill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Yankee Hill, CA a good place to live?
Yankee Hill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.