Living in Orosi, CA
Orosi is a big small town of 8,966 people in Tulare County, California. It's about 15 miles from Visalia, CA and 32 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,966people
$227kTypical home
$1,204/moRent
97° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
312Sunny days
46Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,966
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,481 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Fresno, CA
- 15 mi to Visalia, CA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,432/mo)
- Median rent $1,204/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 59°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
- 46 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (427 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,464 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 59% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 5% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to FAT airport
- 29 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 381 ft
- 118 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 188 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 100 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of California districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tulare 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