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Richgrove is a small town of 1,960 people in Tulare County, California. It's about 31 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 78 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $961 a month.
1,960people
$204kTypical home
$961/moRent
97° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
324Sunny days
38Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,960
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,336 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Fresno, CA
- 31 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,283/mo)
- Median rent $961/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 324 sunny days a year (211 totally clear)
- 41 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 38 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 36 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 27
- 59% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 5% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to BFL airport
- 76 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 525 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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