Housing and money
What homes cost and how many get built, what jobs pay, and who does business here.
Chico-area house price index (FHFA)-2.1%change in Chico-area home prices over the year to 2026 Q2Unemployment, Chico and Butte County (monthly)5.9%unemployment in the Chico metro area (all of Butte County), September 2026, not seasonally adjustedNew housing permitted in Chico, by year225new housing units permitted in Chico in 2025Wages by occupation, Chico metro area$48,050median annual wage, all jobs in the Chico metro area (May 2025)
Housing
- Chico-area house price index (FHFA)How Butte County home prices have moved each quarter since 1975, from repeat sales and refinance appraisals.
- New housing permitted in Chico, by yearNew homes and apartments the City of Chico permitted each year, from the Census Building Permits Survey.
- Chico planning use permitsUse permits the City of Chico has granted or is reviewing: what each site may be used for.
- Low-income tax credit apartments in Butte CountyApartment complexes in Butte County built or kept affordable with federal low-income housing tax credits.
- HUD-assisted apartments in ChicoApartment properties in Chico where HUD subsidizes the rent, with their last physical inspection score.
- Population and housing estimates, Chico and Butte CountyThe state's yearly count of Chico's people, homes, vacancies and household size since the 2020 census.
Jobs and business
- Unemployment, Chico and Butte County (monthly)The monthly unemployment rate for the Chico metro area (all of Butte County) and the City of Chico, back ten years.
- Wages by occupation, Chico metro areaWhat common jobs pay in the Chico metro area: median wages and job counts from the federal wage survey.
- Payroll jobs by industry, Chico metro areaHow many payroll jobs each industry has in Butte County this month, and the change from a year ago.
- School jobs open in Butte County (EdJoin)Teaching, classified and administrative jobs open at Butte County school districts, charters and colleges.
- Businesses, jobs and payroll by Chico ZIP codeEmployer businesses, employees and payroll in each Chico ZIP code, from the Census ZIP Business Patterns.
- Businesses by industry, Chico ZIP codesHow many employer businesses each industry has in each Chico ZIP code, and how big they are.
- Bank branches and deposits in ChicoEvery FDIC-insured bank branch in Chico and how much money is on deposit there.
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