Move to Butte County

Butte Coun­ty offers a rare kind of bal­ance: the con­ve­niences you need plus the rur­al charm and wide-open feel of North­ern Cal­i­for­nia. Here, you’ll trade long com­mutes for sun­set hikes, his­toric down­towns, and farm-to-fork din­ners that actu­al­ly come from the farm down the road.

Whether you are look­ing for the ener­gy of a col­lege town, the qui­et of a moun­tain ridge, or the agri­cul­tur­al heart of the val­ley, you’ll find a home and a com­mu­ni­ty that fits your needs.

If you’re ready to swap the mun­dane for the mean­ing­ful, you belong in Butte County.

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The atmos­phere usu­al­ly brings peo­ple in for a vis­it, but the prac­ti­cal ease of life is why they stay. We offer the best of both worlds: a robust region­al econ­o­my and sol­id ser­vices, but with a pace that actu­al­ly lets you breathe.

• Reclaim Your Time: Most local com­mutes are under 20 min­utes. That is more time for a morn­ing cof­fee on the porch or an evening pad­dle on the lake.
• Stay Con­nect­ed: Only 90 min­utes from Sacra­men­to and less than 3 hours from most of the Bay Area, Butte Coun­ty is per­fect­ly in reach of big­ger cities.
• Edu­ca­tion & Oppor­tu­ni­ty: Access top-tier learn­ing and research at Cal­i­for­nia State Uni­ver­si­ty, Chico and Butte Col­lege, insti­tu­tions that fuel our local work­force and culture.
• Space to Grow: From the his­toric neigh­bor­hoods of Chico and Oroville to the renewed ener­gy of the Ridge and the deep agri­cul­tur­al roots of Gri­d­ley and Big­gs, there is still room here to build the life you want.

Mov­ing here means join­ing a com­mu­ni­ty that val­ues hard work and qual­i­ty of life. Peo­ple here are dri­ven, but they also make sure they have the time to get out­side and enjoy the land­scape they live in.

Work & Innovation

Our econ­o­my thrives on anchor insti­tu­tions. If your exper­tise is in health­care, gov­ern­ment, edu­ca­tion, and agri­cul­ture, you’ll find plen­ty of oppor­tu­ni­ty with major providers like Enloe Health, Chico State, and the var­i­ous Coun­ty of Butte departments.

Entre­pre­neur­ial Communities

We are a region that rewards builders. A per­fect exam­ple is Sier­ra Neva­da Brew­ing Co., which start­ed as a local dream and grew into a glob­al pio­neer. From bou­tique fam­i­ly farms to spe­cial­ized man­u­fac­tur­ing, this is a place where niche busi­ness­es find a loy­al following.

Great Place for Remote Workers

If you can work from any­where, Butte Coun­ty is the ulti­mate trade-up. You can keep your posi­tion in tech or finance while enjoy­ing a sig­nif­i­cant­ly low­er cost of liv­ing and imme­di­ate access to the trails. Your home office might be five min­utes from the park.

The Great Out­doors as Your Backyard

You don’t need to be an extreme ath­lete to love it here. In Butte Coun­ty, ​“being out­doorsy” is just a way of life. It’s about Sat­ur­day morn­ing strolls under the mas­sive oaks of Bid­well Park, after­noon boat trips on Lake Oroville, or easy week­end hikes through the foothills. Nature isn’t a des­ti­na­tion you vis­it; it’s the back­drop for your every­day life.

Arts, Cul­ture & Heritage

A sense of home is built on the details: the smell of fresh peach­es at the Sat­ur­day Farm­ers Mar­ket, the local gallery host­ing a new exhib­it, or the favorite down­town spot serv­ing farm-to-fork dish­es grown just miles away.

Our com­mu­ni­ties cel­e­brate their his­to­ry through vibrant murals, local the­ater, and sea­son­al fes­ti­vals that bring neigh­bors togeth­er. It is this rich cul­tur­al fab­ric that makes our towns feel less like just a place to live and more like a place to belong.

Dis­cov­er What’s Hap­pen­ing Locally

Don’t miss a beat of what makes our com­mu­ni­ty move. From vibrant murals and local the­ater to sea­son­al fes­ti­vals that bring neigh­bors togeth­er, check outButte365 for the defin­i­tive cal­en­dar of local events. It’s the best way to see why our towns feel less like a place to live and more like a place to belong.

The major­i­ty of Butte Coun­ty res­i­dents live in one of the five incor­po­rat­ed towns or cities:

• Big­gs
  • Vis­it the City of Big­gs Offi­cial Website
• Chico
  • Vis­it the City of Chico Offi­cial Website
  • Vis­it the Chico Cham­ber of Commerce
  • Vis­it the Down­town Chico Busi­ness Association
• Gri­d­ley
  • Vis­it the City of Gri­d­ley Offi­cial Website
  • Vis­it the Gri­d­ley Area Cham­ber of Commerce
• Oroville
  • Vis­it the City of Oroville Offi­cial Website
  • Vis­it the Down­town Oroville Busi­ness Association
  • Vis­it the Oroville Area Cham­ber of Commerce
• Par­adise
  • Vis­it the Town of Par­adise Offi­cial Website
  • Vis­it Par­adise Ridge Cham­ber of Commerce
  • Move to the Par­adise Ridge

Busi­ness Services

We have plen­ty of local experts ready to help make your relo­ca­tion or busi­ness move successful.

Cham­ber & City Support

• Chico Cham­ber of Commerce
• City of Oroville
• Gri­d­ley Area Cham­ber of Commerce
• Town of Paradise

Region­al Sup­port & Services

• Chico Cham­ber
• Par­adise Chamber

Request Relo­ca­tion Packets

• Chico Cham­ber