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Coalinga is a small city of 17,203 people in Fresno County, California. It's about 40 miles from Hanford, CA and 54 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 101°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $262k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,203people
$262kTypical home
$1,093/moRent
101° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
37Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,203
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,561 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Fresno, CA
- 40 mi to Hanford, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $262k (≈$1,655/mo)
- Median rent $1,093/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 101°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 60 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (540 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (550 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to FAT airport
- 56 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 659 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 53 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