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Fairmead is a small town of 1,229 people in Madera County, California. It's about 22 miles from Merced, CA and 30 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $393k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,229people
$393kTypical home
$1,418/moRent
97° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
304Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,229
- Part of a metro area
- About 160 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Fresno, CA
- 22 mi to Merced, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $393k (≈$2,480/mo)
- Median rent $1,418/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 304 sunny days a year (201 totally clear)
- 61 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 27 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (457 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (969 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 41% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MCE airport
- 34 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 259 ft
- 90 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madera 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.