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Poplar-Cotton Center is a small town of 2,171 people in Tulare County, California. It's about 21 miles from Visalia, CA and 62 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,171people
$220kTypical home
$1,044/moRent
98° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
312Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,171
- Part of a metro area
- About 914 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Fresno, CA
- 21 mi to Visalia, CA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,384/mo)
- Median rent $1,044/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 312 sunny days a year (199 totally clear)
- 53 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 34 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 30
- 45% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to BFL airport
- 59 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 374 ft
- 105 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 163 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 81 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of California districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 42 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