Marysville, CA: how dark is the sky here?

Marysville's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 55.3% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

How far Marysville is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Grass Valley, CA, roughly 29 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

Grass Valley, CA is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

How Marysville compares nationally

Marysville, CA counts roughly 12,714 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Marysville places 1,762 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.