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Madera Acres is a big small town of 9,846 people in Madera County, California. It's about 22 miles from Fresno, CA. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $347k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,846people
$347kTypical home
$1,685/moRent
97° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
304Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,846
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,375 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Fresno, CA
- 22 mi to Fresno, CA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $347k (≈$2,187/mo)
- Median rent $1,685/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 28 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 36
- 42% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to FAT airport
- 26 mi to FAT (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 279 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 389 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 167 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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