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East Porterville is a big small town of 5,066 people in Tulare County, California. It's about 27 miles from Visalia, CA and 68 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $258k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,066people
$258kTypical home
$1,044/moRent
98° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
316Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,066
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,387 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Fresno, CA
- 27 mi to Visalia, CA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $258k (≈$1,625/mo)
- Median rent $1,044/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 316 sunny days a year (176 totally clear)
- 49 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 49 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 37 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 27
- 59% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 5% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to BFL airport
- 65 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 499 ft
- 113 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 47 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