Living in Magalia

In Magalia, unemployment is 10.3% (2024).

The population of Magalia totalled 11,444 at the end of 2020. At the end of 2024, unemployment in Magalia reached 10.35%. The foreign population count was 327 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0719 sources

Population11,444people31 Dec 2020Official source · California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)

Median gross salary2,764EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,366EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate10.35%country median 4.6% — 127% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean6.99µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Magalia?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Magalia.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁶Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,422 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,366 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Magalia a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker23%strong on work, weak on safety · range 13–33%

Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–60%

Student34%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 23–45%

Family45%strong on family, weak on safety · range 34–56%

Retirement35%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 22–48%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

2.9% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 327 of 11,444 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Magalia is 10.4%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Magalia 10.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	2,764 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	10.35 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Magalia?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€702of €2,206 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,206
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,422
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€702

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Magalia. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Magalia. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	207.4 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Magalia when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Magalia's nearest airport was RDD, 98 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	98 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	RDD	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Magalia. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

Open official information

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

Open official information

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Magalia.

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Climate and air quality

At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 7 µg/m³. Monthly mean temperature moved from 6.7°C in January to 23.7°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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12°2°

13°2°

15°3°

19°4°

23°8°

29°11°

33°14°

32°14°

30°12°

23°8°

15°3°

11°1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

302

298

244

133

163

329

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Magalia is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Magalia 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.99 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 11.72 · Feb 12.94 · Mar 15.44 · Apr 18.61 · May 23.28 · Jun 28.67 · Jul 32.94 · Aug 32.5 · Sep 29.78 · Oct 23.17 · Nov 15 · Dec 10.78 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.67 · Feb 1.61 · Mar 2.89 · Apr 4.5 · May 8.11 · Jun 11.44 · Jul 14.44 · Aug 13.83 · Sep 11.78 · Oct 7.89 · Nov 3.44 · Dec 1.17 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 6.72 · Feb 7.28 · Mar 9.17 · Apr 11.56 · May 15.72 · Jun 20.06 · Jul 23.72 · Aug 23.17 · Sep 20.78 · Oct 15.5 · Nov 9.22 · Dec 5.94 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 301.8 · Feb 298.5 · Mar 244.3 · Apr 132.6 · May 78.74 · Jun 25.65 · Jul 0.762 · Aug 3.56 · Sep 10.41 · Oct 87.38 · Nov 162.8 · Dec 329.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	85.2 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	6.93 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Murfreesboro ±2.3 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±3.2 °C, Werl (Germany) ±3.6 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±3.8 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±4.1 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±4.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

At the end of 2025, the city's area measured 36.3 km². The city recorded a population density of 203.4 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 327 is not 4.4% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.1%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	36.33 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹²Official
Foreign-resident share	4.43 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Foreign residents	327 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Population density	203.4 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Population	11,444 people	31 Dec 2020	California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Magalia

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

North Bethesda as a Magalia alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3780 km, better on 4 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 4.4% Magalia+671%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €2,764 Magalia+121%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 10.3% Magalia−65%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 7.0 µg/m³ Magalia−16%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Magalia

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Chico Commuting Zone · 23.9 km away

Salary: 2,574 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Magalia, nearest in population first.

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Goulds11,446 residents Milton11,440 residents Green River11,450 residents Westwood borough11,434 residents Lanham11,433 residents Woods Cross11,429 residents

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Is Magalia part of Chico?

Magalia is in the published commuting zone of Chico; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Chico city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹¹

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Magalia?

The unemployment rate is 10.35 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Magalia?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.99 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Magalia?

The published population is 11,444 people. Source: California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS).

How many foreign residents live in Magalia?

327 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Magalia a good place to live?

Magalia may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Magalia part of Chico?

Magalia is in the published commuting zone of Chico; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Magalia?

Chico, Paradise are near Magalia. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
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Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03

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TIGERweb ACS2023 — Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (CBSA, January 1 2023) TIGERweb ACS2023 · tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-07
U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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