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Mendota is a big small town of 12,577 people in Fresno County, California. It's about 33 miles from Fresno, CA. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $281k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,577people
$281kTypical home
$1,042/moRent
97° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,577
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,816 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Fresno, CA
- 33 mi to Fresno, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,772/mo)
- Median rent $1,042/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 49 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
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (792 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,016 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 59% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to FAT airport
- 37 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 164 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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