Living in Corcoran, CA
Corcoran is a small city of 22,491 people in Kings County, California. It's about 18 miles from Hanford, CA and 50 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 $236k and rent runs about $1k a month.
22,491people
$236kTypical home
$1,160/moRent
98° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
312Sunny days
46Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,491
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,016 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Fresno, CA
- 18 mi to Hanford, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,489/mo)
- Median rent $1,160/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 312 sunny days a year (199 totally clear)
- 53 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 46 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 38 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (484 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (769 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 52% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 4% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to FAT airport
- 49 mi to FAT (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 207 ft
- 87 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 34 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 157 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 90 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of California districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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