Living in Riverdale, CA
Riverdale is a small town of 3,653 people in Fresno County, California. It's about 14 miles from Hanford, CA and 25 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $284k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,653people
$284kTypical home
$1,126/moRent
98° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
312Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,653
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 931 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Fresno, CA
- 14 mi to Hanford, CA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $284k (≈$1,788/mo)
- Median rent $1,126/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 312 sunny days a year (199 totally clear)
- 53 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 47 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 38 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (594 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,934 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 26
- 56% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to FAT airport
- 25 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 210 ft
- 89 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 186 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 87 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fresno County: R+4 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk