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Avenal is a big small town of 13,608 people in Kings County, California. It's about 33 miles from Hanford, CA and 55 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,608people
$229kTypical home
$1,015/moRent
97° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
37Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,608
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 698 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Fresno, CA
- 33 mi to Hanford, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,443/mo)
- Median rent $1,015/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 37 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 45 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (148 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 55% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 3% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to FAT airport
- 56 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,070 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 52 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kings County: R+23 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk