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Web design in Chico, CA: agencies, costs & local website data.

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37 Chico business websites analyzed · collected August 26, 2026 · median mobile score 61/100 · median load 9.3s · 29.7% publish no structured data

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Measured client results

Web design services for Chico businesses.

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The Chico market

4,677 businesses compete for attention in Butte County.

Chico, California has about 102,000 residents with a population growth of nearly 11% over the past five years. The city is home to anchor institutions like Enloe Health Enloe Medical Center and California State University, Chico. In Butte County, retail leads with 682 establishments, followed by health care and social assistance with 639. Construction and hospitality also have a significant presence, making up a large part of the local economy.

  • 102,032 Chico residents (ACS 5-year)
  • $67,929 median household income
  • 4,677 businesses in Butte County (CBP)
  • 10.9% population change over five years

Sources: American Community Survey 5-year estimates (place level) and County Business Patterns (county level). We never mix city and county figures.

Original research

The 2026 Routeless Local Website Benchmark: Chico.

We ran 37 Chico business websites through the same audit (24 healthcare, 12 legal, 1 home services): homepage checks plus Google's mobile performance test. We collected the data August 26, 2026 and left out national chains. Chico is one of 336 US cities in the benchmark.

  • 100.0% took over 2.5s to show their main content on mobile Largest Contentful Paint above Google's 'good' threshold, 36 sites tested
  • 61.0/100 median mobile performance score Google PageSpeed Insights lab score across 36 sites
  • 9.3s median time to largest content on mobile Google recommends 2.5 seconds or less
  • 29.7% have no structured data at all machine-readable markup that describes the business and page
  • 29.7% run no analytics or conversion tracking we could detect no Google Analytics, Tag Manager, or ad pixel on the homepage
  • 70.3% have no contact form on their homepage a visitor's only next step is a phone call or leaving
  • 27.0% run on a DIY site builder Wix, Squarespace, GoDaddy builder, Weebly, or Duda
  • 2.3MB median homepage weight total mobile download across 36 tested sites

The fastest homepage in the Chico sample showed its main content in 3.6 seconds, the slowest took 56.3, and the middle half took between 5.6 and 17.2. The lightest homepage weighs 338 KB; the heaviest sends 24.2 MB to a phone.

Everything we measured in Chico, from worst to best. The 50th column is the typical site. Beat the 90th column and you're ahead of nine in ten sites we tested:

Percentile 10th20th30th40th50th60th70th80th90th
Mobile score 434852596263686978
Main content shown (s) 3.94.55.67.09.49.814.417.520.0
Page weight (KB) 7239421078170924092550293044297431

Methodology: Routeless audited 37 business websites in Chico, CA (2026Q3 benchmark). Homepage signals (CMS, structured data, contact paths, analytics) were collected from each site's live homepage; performance figures are Google PageSpeed Insights mobile lab metrics for the 36 sites that completed a run. Businesses were sampled across industries from public listings and licensing registries; national chains were excluded. Read Google's PageSpeed Insights methodology and download the anonymized Chico benchmark summary. We dropped 3 Chico sites we couldn't reach, and 36 of the 37 finished a full PageSpeed run. Sampled businesses include The Law Office of Nikki Farris, Chico Dental Arts, Chico Dental Care - Steven McComb, DDS, Mark A. Truhe, DDS, Chico Dental Group, Chico Electric, Law Offices of Spencer M. Gysin, P.C.. Collected August 26, 2026. Results describe the 37 sampled businesses, not every business in Chico. We re-run the benchmark, so treat these numbers as a snapshot from that date.

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Benchmark observations

What we found analyzing 37 Chico websites.

  • 88.9% of the Chico business sites we tested fall in Google's 'poor' range for loading: their main content takes more than four seconds to appear on a phone.
  • 10.8% of the 37 sites have no sitemap we could find, so search engines have to discover their pages by following links.
  • Only 13.9% of the sites we tested get enough traffic for Google to publish field speed data, which is measured on visitors' own devices. The rest have lab scores only.
  • 10.8% of the sampled sites let visitors book or schedule online.
  • 48.6% run on WordPress and 27.0% on DIY builders. The rest are custom, or we couldn't identify the platform.
  • 70.3% of Chico homepages have no contact form, and 24.3% have no tap-to-call phone link on mobile.
  • 29.7% of the Chico sites run no analytics we could detect, so those owners can't easily see how many visits or inquiries the site brings in.

The median Chico site takes 9.3 seconds to show its main content on a phone. Every figure above comes from the same 37 sites.

Agency Intelligence · September 5, 2026

10 best web design agencies in Chico, CA for 2026.

The Routeless Local Website Benchmark above looks at local business websites. Our Agency Intelligence review separately evaluates web design companies serving Chico. We looked at 16 candidates and picked 10 based on dated public evidence. Then we ran each agency's own website through Google PageSpeed Insights and our homepage checks.

Routeless is listed first as our pick. The other 9 agencies are ranked by our published scoring rubric. Part of that rubric scores local presence, like an office in town and public reviews. Routeless isn't based in Chico, so we list it separately and don't rank it against local agencies.

  • 16candidates evaluated
  • 10agencies selected
  • 10agency sites audited
  • All published claimssource-backed and dated
Compare web design companies serving Chico
Rank Agency Best for Presence Homepage Performance Google PageSpeed Insights mobile performance score, tested September 2026. Pricing
Our pick Routeless Owner-managed websites Serves Chico remotely 100/100 Routeless Go websites are $99 a month; custom projects are quoted after review
#2 Twining Original Design | Website Design Chico | SEO Company Chico Comprehensive service offerings Chico office 85/100 Full SEO campaigns are available separately starting at $500/month .
#3 Chico Web Design Local reputation Chico office 39/100 Not publicly listed
#4 DK Web Design Small businesses Chico office 53/100 Not publicly listed
#5 Big Drum Digital Niche expertise Chico office 68/100 Not publicly listed
#6 Ashe + Ember Design Studio Local presence Chico office 49/100 Not publicly listed
#7 Hall Marketing & Design Branding and design Chico office 75/100 Not publicly listed
#8 ID International - Design and Web Client feedback Chico office 63/100 Not publicly listed
#9 Chico Designs Google reviews Chico office 56/100 Not publicly listed
#10 LRT Graphics Social media and design Chico office 8/100 Not publicly listed
Our pick

Routeless

Best for owner-managed websites

Serves Chico remotely Homepage performance 100/100 Routeless Go websites are $99 a month; custom projects are quoted after review

Routeless serves Chico remotely. Its Routeless Go platform creates three website designs from a business's details and publishes the chosen one for $99 a month, and the team also builds custom websites, software, and integrations, quoted after review. It publishes three measured case studies and named client projects. Its homepage scored 100/100 in the mobile lab audit collected September 14, 2026, with a largest contentful paint of 1.1 seconds; HTTPS, structured data, and analytics were detected.

Why we recommend it

Routeless Go builds three website designs for a business in Chico, then hosts the chosen site and keeps its leads, articles, and analytics in one account for $99 a month.

  • Website platform (Routeless Go)
  • Custom web design
  • Web development
  • Custom software
  • AI and automation
  • API integrations
Website Product Portfolio Case Studies Pricing
5 sources checked
  • Location official company page · retrieved 2026-09-01
  • Services official product page · retrieved 2026-09-29
  • Portfolio official portfolio · retrieved 2026-09-01
  • Case_studies official portfolio · retrieved 2026-09-01
  • Pricing official pricing page · retrieved 2026-09-29

Other top web design agencies serving Chico

Ranked only on public evidence: portfolio, case studies, technical quality, reputation, services, local relevance, and transparency.

#2 on evidence

Twining Original Design | Website Design Chico | SEO Company Chico

Best for comprehensive service offerings

Chico office Homepage performance 85/100 Full SEO campaigns are available separately starting at $500/month .

Twining Original Design | Website Design Chico | SEO Company Chico operates from a local office in Chico, California, offering a broad spectrum of services. These include web design, SEO, ecommerce, and more advanced solutions like AI and automation. Full SEO campaigns are available starting at $500 per month. Their homepage is secure with HTTPS and features structured data and analytics. Despite not publishing named portfolio projects or case studies, they maintain a presence on platforms like DesignRush and Google reviews.

Why we ranked it here

Offers a wide range of services from web design to AI and automation.

  • Web design
  • WordPress
  • Ecommerce
  • SEO
  • Hosting
  • Website maintenance
  • Custom software
  • UX and UI design
  • Analytics
  • AI and automation
  • API integrations
Website Portfolio Pricing
3 sources checked
  • Location google business profile · retrieved 2026-09-05
  • Services agency homepage · retrieved 2026-09-05
  • Pricing agency homepage · retrieved 2026-09-05
#3 on evidence

Chico Web Design

Best for local reputation

Chico office Homepage performance 39/100 Not publicly listed

Chico Web Design maintains a local office in Chico, California, and offers an extensive range of services including web design, development, WordPress, ecommerce, and SEO. The agency has published four named portfolio projects on its site. While it lacks published case studies, it holds a 5-star average from 18 Google reviews. Their website implements HTTPS, structured data, and analytics, but its mobile performance score is 39, with a largest contentful paint time of 19232 ms.

Why we ranked it here

Chico Web Design has a perfect 5-star average from 18 Google reviews.

  • Web design
  • Web development
  • WordPress
  • Ecommerce
  • SEO
  • Paid media
  • Social media
  • Branding
  • Graphic design
  • Hosting
  • Website maintenance
  • Custom software
  • UX and UI design
  • Accessibility
  • AI and automation
  • API integrations
Website Portfolio Services Pricing
4 sources checked
  • Location google business profile · retrieved 2026-09-03
  • Services agency services page · retrieved 2026-09-03
  • Portfolio agency portfolio page · retrieved 2026-09-03
  • Reputation google business profile · retrieved 2026-09-03
#4 on evidence

DK Web Design

Best for small businesses

Chico office Homepage performance 53/100 Not publicly listed

DK Web Design is a Chico-based agency with a local office providing services such as web design, ecommerce, SEO, social media, and hosting. The agency maintains a strong local presence with a 5-star average rating from 26 Google reviews. While there are no published portfolio projects or case studies, their diverse service offerings and local focus make them well-suited for small businesses in the area.

Why we ranked it here

DK Web Design offers a range of services including web design, ecommerce, and SEO, catering to small businesses in Chico.

  • Web design
  • Ecommerce
  • SEO
  • Social media
  • Hosting
Website Portfolio Services
3 sources checked
  • Location google business profile · retrieved 2026-09-02
  • Services agency services page · retrieved 2026-09-02
  • Reputation google business profile · retrieved 2026-09-02
#5 on evidence

Big Drum Digital

Best for niche expertise

Chico office Homepage performance 68/100 Not publicly listed

Big Drum Digital operates from a Chico office and provides a broad range of services such as web design, branding, and custom software. The agency is noted for its niche expertise, particularly in API integrations and mobile app development. It holds a perfect 5 average rating from three Google reviews, reflecting a positive local reputation. Despite lacking named portfolio projects and case studies, Big Drum Digital maintains a comprehensive presence in the Chico market.

Why we ranked it here

Offers a wide range of specialized services, including API integrations, mobile apps, and custom software development.

  • Web design
  • Web development
  • Branding
  • Website maintenance
  • Custom software
  • Mobile apps
  • UX and UI design
  • Photography
  • API integrations
Website Portfolio Services
3 sources checked
  • Location google business profile · retrieved 2026-09-05
  • Services agency services page · retrieved 2026-09-05
  • Reputation google business profile · retrieved 2026-09-05
#6 on evidence

Ashe + Ember Design Studio

Best for local presence

Chico office Homepage performance 49/100 Not publicly listed

Ashe + Ember Design Studio offers a range of services including web design, SEO, and branding from its Chico office. The agency has published four named projects but does not have any case studies available. Their homepage supports HTTPS and uses structured data and analytics. They have a 5-star average from three Google reviews, indicating positive client feedback.

Why we ranked it here

Ashe + Ember Design Studio is located in Chico, California, and maintains a local office there.

  • Web design
  • SEO
  • Branding
  • Graphic design
  • Content marketing
Website Portfolio Services
4 sources checked
  • Location google business profile · retrieved 2026-09-05
  • Services agency services page · retrieved 2026-09-05
  • Portfolio agency portfolio page · retrieved 2026-09-05
  • Reputation google business profile · retrieved 2026-09-05
#7 on evidence

Hall Marketing & Design

Best for branding and design

Chico office Homepage performance 75/100 Not publicly listed

Hall Marketing & Design, located in Chico, California, offers a focused range of services including branding, graphic design, email marketing, and photography. The agency operates from a local office and has achieved a perfect average score from six Google reviews. While there are no named portfolio projects or published case studies available, the agency's local presence and service offerings are well-documented.

Why we ranked it here

Hall Marketing & Design offers branding, graphic design, email marketing, and photography services from their Chico office.

  • Branding
  • Graphic design
  • Email marketing
  • Photography
Website Portfolio
3 sources checked
  • Location google business profile · retrieved 2026-09-05
  • Services agency homepage · retrieved 2026-09-05
  • Reputation google business profile · retrieved 2026-09-05
#8 on evidence

ID International - Design and Web

Best for client feedback

Chico office Homepage performance 63/100 Not publicly listed

ID International - Design and Web operates from a Chico office and offers a wide range of services including web design, WordPress, and SEO, among others. The agency achieves a perfect 5-star rating based on 28 reviews on Google. While comprehensive service offerings are available, there are no publicly named portfolio projects or published case studies. Their homepage is equipped with HTTPS, structured data, and analytics, though it has a mobile performance score of 63.

Why we ranked it here

The agency has a perfect 5-star rating from 28 Google reviews, indicating high client satisfaction.

  • Web design
  • WordPress
  • Ecommerce
  • SEO
  • Social media
  • Branding
  • Graphic design
  • Content marketing
  • Email marketing
  • Photography
  • AI and automation
Website Services
3 sources checked
  • Location google business profile · retrieved 2026-09-05
  • Services agency services page · retrieved 2026-09-05
  • Reputation google business profile · retrieved 2026-09-05
#9 on evidence

Chico Designs

Best for Google reviews

Chico office Homepage performance 56/100 Not publicly listed

Chico Designs is located in Chico, California, and offers a wide range of services including web design, WordPress, Shopify, and SEO, among others. The agency holds a strong local presence with a Chico office. Although it does not publish named portfolio projects or case studies, it achieves a 5-star average from 17 Google reviews. The homepage has HTTPS and analytics, though it scores 56 for mobile performance, with a largest contentful paint time of 11851 ms.

Why we ranked it here

Chico Designs maintains a perfect 5-star average from 17 Google reviews, indicating strong client satisfaction.

  • Web design
  • WordPress
  • Shopify
  • Ecommerce
  • SEO
  • Social media
  • Branding
  • Graphic design
  • Hosting
  • Website maintenance
  • Mobile apps
Website
3 sources checked
  • Location google business profile · retrieved 2026-09-05
  • Services agency homepage · retrieved 2026-09-05
  • Reputation google business profile · retrieved 2026-09-05
#10 on evidence

LRT Graphics

Best for social media and design

Chico office Homepage performance 8/100 Not publicly listed

LRT Graphics operates from a Chico office, offering services in social media, branding, and graphic design. The agency is highly rated, with a 5-star average across 221 Google reviews. Its website includes HTTPS, structured data, and analytics, although it lacks named portfolio projects and case studies. The homepage's mobile performance score is 8, with a largest contentful paint time of 10981 ms.

Why we ranked it here

LRT Graphics provides social media, branding, and graphic design services from its Chico office. It maintains a 5-star average on Google from 221 reviews.

  • Social media
  • Branding
  • Graphic design
Website Services
3 sources checked
  • Location google business profile · retrieved 2026-09-05
  • Services agency services page · retrieved 2026-09-05
  • Reputation google business profile · retrieved 2026-09-05

Already have a website? Run it through the Chico benchmark before choosing a provider.

Published pricing only

How much does web design cost in Chico?

We found prices you can compare for 2 of the 10 agencies we reviewed. The figures below are their own published prices, not an average for Chico. The rest quote each project or don't list prices.

  • Routeless Routeless Go websites are $99 a month; custom projects are quoted after review
  • Twining Original Design | Website Design Chico | SEO Company Chico Full SEO campaigns are available separately starting at $500/month .
Buyer guide

What to look for in a Chico web design company.

Past work

Portfolio work you can inspect

Ask for recent, named projects you can open, and case studies that say what was done and what changed. A live site you can click through tells you more than a wall of client logos.

Speed

Test the agency's own website

Speed is one part of the decision, and anyone can test an agency's own site. The table above shows the same mobile score for every provider.

Specialty

Match the team to the build

A branding studio, a WordPress shop, an ecommerce team, and a software developer each solve different problems. Pick the team that has built the kind of site you need.

Ownership

Know who does the work

Ask who plans, designs, builds, launches, and maintains your site. Get what's included in writing, and ask how they handle changes to price or timeline.

Agency Intelligence methodology · version 2026-10

How we evaluated Chico web design agencies.

Scores count only what we could verify in public. If an agency doesn't publish case studies, reviews, pricing, or other proof, it gets no points for that part of the score. That doesn't mean its client work is poor.

  • 25Portfolio and demonstrated work
  • 20Public case-study evidence
  • 15Technical website quality
  • 15Verifiable public reputation
  • 10Service depth
  • 10Chico market relevance
  • 5Transparency

Choosing which agencies to review is a separate step from ranking them. For that step we look at local relevance, brand searches, how often an agency appears across independent search results, how much public evidence it has, reputation, and a mix of specialties. Every agency that makes the list is scored on the same 100-point Agency Quality rubric, and the 9 ranked agencies are ordered by that total alone. Routeless publishes this research. It's listed as our pick and isn't ranked, so no score is adjusted in its favor. Its remote setup and lack of third-party reviews are scored as found. Technical scores come from each audit, and audits and source facts are dated September 5, 2026.

Leading local industries

Websites for Chico's leading industries.

Local businesses in Chico often face competition, especially in retail, which has about 680 establishments. Health care and construction are also crowded fields with over 600 and 570 businesses, respectively. Showing up in local search results and AI-generated answers is important for reaching potential customers, given the number of businesses competing in these sectors.

The sections below cover the sectors with the most establishments in Butte County. Each trade needs different things from its website.

Retail

Retail and e-commerce websites

Butte County has 682 retail establishments. For local retailers and product businesses in Chico, start with:

  • Online sales with payments, inventory, and sales tax set up correctly
  • Product pages that search engines and AI assistants can read
  • Pickup, delivery, and hours that match how you sell
  • Analytics that show which marketing brings in sales
Health Care And Social Assistance

Healthcare websites

Butte County has 639 health care and social assistance establishments. For dental practices, clinics, med spas, and specialty providers in Chico, start with:

  • A page for each treatment patients look up
  • Online scheduling tied to your practice management system
  • Structured data so Google and AI assistants can read your practice details
  • Forms and analytics planned around PHI: which vendors, who has access, how long data is kept
Construction

Construction and home services websites

Butte County has 575 construction establishments. For contractors, roofers, plumbers, HVAC, and landscaping companies in Chico, start with:

  • An estimate request form that alerts you right away
  • Photos of finished jobs, grouped by service and neighborhood
  • Call tracking and lead routing that hold up in the busy season
  • Your license, insurance, and reviews where customers will see them
Hospitality And Food Service

Hospitality and food service websites

Butte County has 453 hospitality and food service establishments. For restaurants, caterers, venues, and hotels in Chico, start with:

  • Menus, hours, and locations that stay correct everywhere
  • Reservations and ordering with fewer third-party fees
  • Local search and map-pack basics
  • Big photos of the food or venue that still load fast on a phone
Built with Routeless Go

Websites Chico businesses can build with Go.

Every one of these demo websites came out of Go's builder. Add your business details, pick one of three designs, and publish for $99 a month.

Ironclad Roofing demo website built with Go
Demo businessBold and direct

Ironclad Roofing

Roofing contractor website in the bold and direct design.

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Brightside Family Dental demo website built with Go
Demo businessClean and professional

Brightside Family Dental

Dental practice website in the clean and professional design.

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Delgado Injury Law demo website built with Go
Demo businessClassic and refined

Delgado Injury Law

Personal injury law firm website in the classic and refined design.

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Marlowe Hair Studio demo website built with Go
Demo businessWarm and image-led

Marlowe Hair Studio

Hair salon website in the warm and image-led design.

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Northside Auto Care demo website built with Go
Demo businessWarm and atmospheric

Northside Auto Care

Auto repair shop website in the warm and atmospheric design.

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Hollis Home Group demo website built with Go
Demo businessWarm and image-led

Hollis Home Group

Real estate agent website in the warm and image-led design.

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What we build

We build it for you, or you build it yourself.

27.0% of the Chico sites we audited run on a DIY builder, and those owners usually pay separately for plugins, forms, and hosting. Routeless can build your website for you, or you can build and run it yourself with Routeless Go.

Professionally built

Choose a design, and our team builds it

See three designs free. For $999, starting with a $199 deposit, we build the one you choose with up to five pages, contact forms, SEO, AEO and analytics, and a round of revisions, then launch it in 5 to 10 business days.

Routeless Go

Build and run it yourself

Go drafts your pages from your business details. You change the site by clicking or asking, get every inquiry in one inbox, and see where visitors come from, for $99 a month. Page titles, descriptions, structured data, and a sitemap are set up on every Go website.

Search and AI assistants

People also ask AI assistants who to hire.

When someone asks ChatGPT or Google's AI results who to hire in Chico, the answer draws on what those systems can read: your pages, your structured data, and business details that match across the web. Structured data makes that information easier for search engines and AI systems to interpret and verify. 29.7% of the 37 Chico sites we tested publish none.

We also check your Google Business Profile and the listings AI assistants compare you against. Every Go website comes with structured data and a sitemap, and we publish our research on how AI assistants recommend local businesses.

How it works

From business details to a live Chico website.

1 · Details

Answer a few questions

What you do, where in Chico you work, and the look you like. It takes a couple of minutes.

2 · Designs

Look through three designs

Each one is made for your business and what you want customers to do: call, book, or ask for a quote. Nothing to pay yet.

3 · Build

Reserve one for $199

The deposit goes toward the $999 build. Our team builds it with up to five pages and contact forms, then you get a round of revisions before launch.

4 · Launch

Live in 5 to 10 business days

Hosting and management are $99 a month once the site is live, and you can compare it with the 37 Chico sites above.

FAQ

Questions Chico businesses ask.

You can see three designs for your Chico business free. Our team builds the one you choose for $999, then hosting and management are $99 a month once it's live. Routeless Go, the self-service builder, is $99 a month. Projects that need integrations or other custom work are quoted after we review them. We found prices you can compare for 2 of the 10 agencies we reviewed. The others quote each project or don't list prices.

We scored 10 agencies serving Chico on public evidence: portfolio, case studies, technical quality, reputation, services, local relevance, and transparency. The top three in our 2026 review are Twining Original Design | Website Design Chico | SEO Company Chico (Best for comprehensive service offerings), Chico Web Design (Best for local reputation), DK Web Design (Best for small businesses). Routeless publishes the research, so we list it as our pick and leave it out of the ranking. The full comparison and methodology are on this page.

Agency Intelligence is a separate study from the local business website benchmark. We scored 10 providers on the same 100-point rubric, using only what we could verify in public, and ordered the 9 ranked agencies by that total alone. An agency that doesn't publish something gets no points for it. That doesn't mean its client work is poor.

We audited 37 Chico business websites. 100.0% take more than 2.5 seconds to show their main content on a phone. 29.7% have no structured data for search engines or AI assistants to read, and 29.7% run no analytics, so those owners can't see what their site brings in. The full results are on this page.

No. Routeless is a remote engineering team that works with businesses in Chico and across the US. The research on this page is local, though: the benchmark covers 37 Chico business websites, and the market figures come from U.S. Census data for Chico and Butte County.

The industry sections on this page follow the largest sectors in Chico: retail, health care and social assistance, construction. We build websites the same way for any kind of business. The latest County Business Patterns count puts Butte County at 4,677 business establishments.

The Chico sites we tested have a median mobile performance score of 61/100. The median site takes 9.3 seconds to show its main content, and Google calls 2.5 seconds or less 'good'. We test every site we build for mobile speed before launch.

Yes. 27.0% of the Chico sites we audited run on a DIY builder and 48.6% on WordPress. We move your content over, redirect old URLs that get search traffic, and build the new site around what you sell.

Nearby markets

How Chico compares.

Measured against 6 nearby markets, Chico ranks 4th of 7 on median mobile performance, 6th of 7 on loading speed, 4th of 7 on analytics adoption, 6th of 7 on structured-data adoption. Its strongest showing is median mobile performance; its weakest is loading speed. West Sacramento, CA posts the group's highest median mobile score and Roseville, CA the lowest. Each city below has its own sample, run through the same benchmark.