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Parkwood is a small town of 1,758 people in Madera County, California. It's about 17 miles from Fresno, CA. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $238k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,758people
$238kTypical home
$1,536/moRent
96° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
41Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,758
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,533 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Fresno, CA
- 17 mi to Fresno, CA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $238k (≈$1,498/mo)
- Median rent $1,536/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 41 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 23 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 32
- 44% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to FAT airport
- 21 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 269 ft
- 96 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 466 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 210 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.