Colusa County, California
Colusa Real Estate and Local Guide
Colusa is a small Sacramento River farming town and the Colusa County seat, with a historic Main Street and Southern-influenced 19th-century architecture.
Living in Colusa
Founded in 1850 as Salmon Bend at the head of navigation on the Sacramento River, renamed Colusa in 1854. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $68,750 median household
EducationAbout 13.8% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountyColusa County
Homes in Colusa
Median home valueAbout $357,400
- Nearly 60% of Colusa's occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- About 74% of the city's housing units are single-family homes.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Colusa home
Colusa County Courthouse
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Built in 1861, the second-oldest operating courthouse in California
Colusa Chinatown brick buildings
Source: achp.gov
Eight 19th-century Main Street brick structures from Colusa's Chinatown, designated historic in 1979
Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation Area
Source: parks.ca.gov
Riverside park with camping, picnic sites, and a boat launch on the Sacramento River
Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
Source: fws.gov
5,077-acre wetland refuge one mile southwest of town with a 3-mile wildlife auto tour