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Caruthers is a small town of 1,683 people in Fresno County, California. It's about 17 miles from Fresno, CA. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $334k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,683people
$334kTypical home
$1,186/moRent
99° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
312Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,683
- Part of a metro area
- About 832 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Fresno, CA
- 17 mi to Fresno, CA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $334k (≈$2,108/mo)
- Median rent $1,186/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 312 sunny days a year (199 totally clear)
- 53 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 47 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 43 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (594 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,934 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 48% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to FAT airport
- 18 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 246 ft
- 96 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 482 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 233 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fresno County: R+4 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk