---
filename: chico-housing.png
title: Chico, CA — Housing (Apr 2026)
cluster: Housing
college: CSU Chico — Chico, CA
model: gemini-3-pro-image (Nano Banana Pro)
aspect_ratio: 4:5
resolution_target: 4K
generated_at: 2026-04-28
generated_by: Media skill via Generate.ts CLI
status: v1
---

## Cluster
Housing (CSU Chico — Chico, CA)

## Data points (edit these to change rendered content; re-run `bun generate-all.ts chico-housing.png` to regenerate)
- Studio: $1,020/mo (down 8% recent)
- 1 bedroom: $1,200/mo
- 2 bedroom: $1,495/mo
- 3 bedroom: $1,895/mo
- Median rent: $1,595/mo
- Per-bed in shared house: $600–$900/mo
- CSU Chico enrollment: ~14,000 students
- Cheapest of the three colleges
- Mostly walking distance to campus
- Mix of older houses and purpose-built student properties

## Style hints (edit to shift visual treatment)
- Palette: paper #F4ECDC base + ink #2A1810 body + terracotta #C25E3B primary accent + sage #7E9A6F secondary
- Aesthetic: editorial / hand-printed California Country
- Typography: elegant serif headline + clean geometric sans-serif data labels
- Iconography: house silhouette with peaked roof, key icon, simple horizontal bar chart
- Forbidden: photorealism, stock photos, neon, holographic, gradient mesh, generic AI aesthetic

## Prompt sent to Nano Banana Pro

```
EDITORIAL INFOGRAPHIC POSTER, hand-printed magazine spread aesthetic, 4:5 portrait orientation, 4K print quality.

HEADER (top of poster): Bold elegant serif title "CHICO, CA — HOUSING (APR 2026)". A small badge in the top-right corner reads "CSU CHICO — CHICO, CA" inside a circle filled with terracotta (#C25E3B).

BACKGROUND: Warm cream paper texture #F4ECDC throughout, with subtle hand-printed grain. NO white background.

PALETTE (use ONLY these colors, no others):
- Paper background: #F4ECDC
- Body typography (deep coffee ink): #2A1810
- Primary accent for icons + key numbers: terracotta #C25E3B
- Secondary accent: sage #7E9A6F

BODY (vertical editorial layout, generous whitespace, with iconography paired to each data point). Render these EXACT data points verbatim, in this order:

   1. Studio: $1,020/mo (down 8% recent)
   2. 1 bedroom: $1,200/mo
   3. 2 bedroom: $1,495/mo
   4. 3 bedroom: $1,895/mo
   5. Median rent: $1,595/mo
   6. Per-bed in shared house: $600–$900/mo
   7. CSU Chico enrollment: ~14,000 students
   8. Cheapest of the three colleges
   9. Mostly walking distance to campus
   10. Mix of older houses and purpose-built student properties

The big numbers (like "249", "$1,200", "1,250 miles") should be BIG and prominent in #C25E3B, with smaller ink labels next to them. Use a clean geometric sans-serif for data labels and an elegant serif for the headline.

ICONOGRAPHY (hand-drawn, minimalist line illustrations only — no photographs): house silhouette with peaked roof, key icon, simple horizontal bar chart

FOOTER (bottom): A small italic line in muted #2A1810 reads "compiled 2026-04-28".

ABSOLUTELY DO NOT include: photorealistic photography, stock-photo people, neon colors, holographic effects, gradient mesh, generic AI aesthetic, any colors outside the specified palette, additional logos, watermarks, or text beyond what is specified.

Hand-printed editorial restraint. Strong serif typography. Numbers prominent. Aspect ratio 4:5 portrait. 4K resolution print quality.
```

## Adjustment hints
- **To re-render at higher resolution**: this script already requests 4K; if rendering quality is off, increase resolution by editing the `--size 4K` flag in generate-all.ts to a future tier
- **To adjust color temperature**: change `accent` and `secondary` hex codes in the SPECS entry for chico-housing.png; re-run `bun generate-all.ts chico-housing.png`
- **To add/remove data points**: edit the `data` array in SPECS for chico-housing.png; the prompt rebuilds automatically
- **To shift layout (vertical vs grid)**: append a layout directive after the BODY paragraph in buildPrompt(); re-run
- **To swap iconography**: edit the `iconography` array in SPECS

## Citations
- https://www.zumper.com/rent-research/chico-ca
- https://www.csuchico.edu/offcampus/