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Porterville is a mid-size city of 63,157 people in Tulare County, California. It's about 25 miles from Visalia, CA and 65 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $286k and rent runs about $1k a month.
63,157people
$286kTypical home
$1,148/moRent
98° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
312Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 63,157
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,356 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Fresno, CA
- 25 mi to Visalia, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $286k (≈$1,802/mo)
- Median rent $1,148/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 312 sunny days a year (199 totally clear)
- 53 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 49 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 37 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (334 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,306 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 48% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to BFL airport
- 62 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 449 ft
- 111 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 54 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
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 45 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