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Living in Home Garden, CA

Home Garden is a small town of 1,806 people in Kings County, California. It's part of the Hanford, CA area. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $1k a month.

1,806people
$165kTypical home
$1,166/moRent
98° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
312Sunny days
45Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,806
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 4,086 people per sq mi
  • 34 mi to Fresno, CA
  • In the Hanford, CA area
  • 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $165k (≈$1,037/mo)
  • Median rent $1,166/mo
  • Median household income $56k
  • Property tax about 0.8% of value
  • 13.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 98°F
  • Winter highs around 56°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
  • 312 sunny days a year (199 totally clear)
  • 53 cloudy days a year
  • 30 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 45 days a year with rain or snow
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • 30 days a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • About average violent crime (408 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (858 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 31
  • 45% of households have kids
  • 10% are 65 or older
  • 5% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 24 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 33 mi to FAT airport
  • 33 mi to FAT (major hub)
  • 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 80% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1974
  • 79% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 240 ft
  • 92 mi to the ocean
  • 48 mi to a big lake
  • 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 69 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 36 mi to the nearest campground
  • 8 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 212 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 13 bars within 25 mi
  • 128 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 13 museums within 25 mi
  • 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
  • 19 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 49% of California districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 16 mi to the nearest vet
  • 14 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 2 congregations per 10k people
  • 21 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

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