Cost of living in Butte County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,509 a month.
That HUD number covers Butte County, California, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $1,064
- 1 bed
- $1,190
- 2 bed
- $1,509
- 3 bed
- $2,090
- 4 bed
- $2,522
This county is in the Chico, CA area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 101.2 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Chico · 102,188 people
- Oroville · 19,752 people
- Oroville East · 7,504 people
- Paradise · 7,392 people
- Magalia · 7,389 people
- Gridley · 7,330 people
- Thermalito · 6,720 people
- Durham · 5,340 people
- Palermo · 5,266 people
- South Oroville · 2,846 people
- Kelly Ridge · 2,825 people
- Biggs · 2,307 people
- Forest Ranch · 1,915 people