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