Home values, rents and more in Butte County, CA
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Butte County, CA compares
The typical home in Butte County, CA is worth about $394,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Butte County, CA are about the same as the typical value in the Chico metro area ($394,000) and 8% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Butte County, CA rose 0.2%, compared with +0.2% in the Chico metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,549 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Chico metro area ($1,549) and 20% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 2.3% over the past year.
The median household income is $67,928, against $67,928 in the Chico metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 209,211 people live in Butte County, CA (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Butte County, CA has the 19th-lowest typical home value of the 58 counties in California with Zillow figures.
Part of: Chico metro area · California
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Nearby counties
Cities in Butte County, CA
ZIP codes in Butte County, CA
- 95914 · Bangor $388,000
- 95916 · Berry Creek $237,000
- 95917 · Biggs $334,000
- 95926 · Chico $428,000
- 95928 · Chico $453,000
- 95930 · Clipper Mills $255,000
- 95938 · Durham $610,000
- 95941 · Forbestown $237,000
- 95942 · Forest Ranch $361,000
- 95948 · Gridley $343,000
- 95954 · Magalia $265,000
- 95965 · Oroville $302,000
- 95966 · Oroville $303,000
- 95968 · Palermo $246,000
- 95969 · Paradise $332,000
- 95978 · Magalia $152,000
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.