Doe Mill
Doe Mill is the developing urban residential neighborhood generally north of East Twentieth Street and East of Bruce Road.
Hancock Park
Hancock Park is located off of Ceanothus Avenue and Marigold Avenue. This is a large subdivision with a great neighborhood park in the middle. These homes are close to Bidwell Park and also to a large shopping center. This is a middle class neighborhood that have great open floor plans. Close to Marigold Elementary and also Pleasant Valley High School.
Little Chico Creek Estates
Little Chico Creek Estates a small, middle-class development built in southeast Chico on what was at one time an olive orchard. Placed between Little Chico Creek and a small flood-control channel, the development extends from Bruce Road at the western end to the mouth of Stilson Canyon at the eastern end, where it is separated from the homes in the canyon by the fork in the two waterways at the diversion dam. Little Chico Creek Estates is located very close to Hank Marsh Junior High School as well as Little Chico Creek Elementary School and various shopping centers including the Chico Mall.
Longfellow Village
This neighborhood was developed in the 1950’s by Fred Hignell Jr. and Fred Davis. This community includes Lindo Channel on the north, Palmetto Avenue on the south, the westerly part of Karen Drive on the west and Verbena Avenue on the east. These homes consist of three models: 3 bedroom, 1 bath; 3 bedrooms, 2 bath; and 4 bedrooms, 1 bath. This neighborhood is affordable and close to everything. Most of these homes are very close to eachother. The facade of the homes is flat, typically with a two-car garage and several small square windows in the front. The colors of the homes range from robin’s egg blue to beige. Some homes have been painted to fit the changing times with more earthy tones. Neal Dow and Sierra View Elementary schools are within walking distance.
Mansion Park
Mansion Park is the high end residential neighborhood adjacent to the Bidwell Mansion, and immediately between the northeast corner of the Chico State campus and Chico High School. This neighborhood is notable for its being a preferred parking zone for residents with permits only, located in an area of the city with very impacted parking. This neighborhood is home to the Albert E. Warrens Reception Center (formerly the Julia Morgan House), and the Bidwell Amphitheatre. Originally, home to mostly university professors and staff, other professionals and upper middle class families now also call it home.