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Laton is a small town of 1,453 people in Fresno County, California. It's about 8 miles from Hanford, CA and 25 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 $249k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,453people
$249kTypical home
$1,091/moRent
98° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
312Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,453
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 575 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Fresno, CA
- 8 mi to Hanford, CA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,573/mo)
- Median rent $1,091/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 312 sunny days a year (199 totally clear)
- 53 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 32 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (594 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,934 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 48% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to FAT airport
- 24 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 256 ft
- 96 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 312 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 157 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of California districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fresno County: R+4 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk