ZIP Code 96117 — Litchfield, California

The median home in 96117 is valued at $197,200 against a median household income of $64,605, a price-to-income ratio of 3.1. That is far below the 6.7 median across the 1,558 California ZIP codes with published housing data, and near the 3.0 ratio that marks an attainable market nationally. Within Lassen County, 96117 ranks 2 of 10 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 4.1.

96117 ranks 1,172 of 1,558 statewide on median household income and 1,500 of 1,558 on median home value; its income is in line with the $61,632 Lassen County median. 88% of households own their home, above the 64% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 10.8%, in line with the 10.8% statewide ZIP median.

With 1 residents per square mile across 324.3 square miles of land, 96117 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 1,120 (rank 1,546 of 1,558). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.