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San Joaquin is a small town of 3,708 people in Fresno County, California. It's about 25 miles from Fresno, CA. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $266k and rent runs about $967 a month.
3,708people
$266kTypical home
$967/moRent
98° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,708
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3,183 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Fresno, CA
- 25 mi to Fresno, CA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $266k (≈$1,679/mo)
- Median rent $967/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 47 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 35 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 25
- 54% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 4% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to FAT airport
- 29 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 177 ft
- 84 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 27 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.