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Home values, rents and more in Forbestown, CA

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$264,000
Metro: $394,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−0.8%
Metro: +0.2% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
90
ACS 2020–24
ZIP codes around Forbestown, CA, shaded by typical home valueForbestown
  • Under $250k
  • $250k–$260k
  • $260k–$280k
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  • $290k+
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ZIP codes around Forbestown, CA, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Forbestown is outlined.

How Forbestown compares

The typical home in Forbestown, CA is worth about $264,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Forbestown are 33% below the typical value in the Chico metro area ($394,000) and 28% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Forbestown fell 0.8%, compared with +0.2% in the Chico metro area and +1.2% nationally.

About 90 people live in Forbestown (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Forbestown has the 4th-lowest typical home value of the 14 cities in the Chico metro area and the 63rd-lowest of 886 in California with Zillow figures.

Part of: Butte County, CA · Chico metro area · California

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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