Living in Alpaugh, CA
Alpaugh is a tiny town of 859 people in Tulare County, California. It's about 32 miles from Visalia, CA and 64 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $971 a month.
859people
$96kTypical home
$971/moRent
98° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
35Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 859
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,055 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Fresno, CA
- 32 mi to Visalia, CA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$605/mo)
- Median rent $971/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 324 sunny days a year (211 totally clear)
- 41 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 35 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 39 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (427 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,464 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 21
- 64% of households have kids
- 6% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to BFL airport
- 63 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 210 ft
- 83 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of California districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tulare County: R+21 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.