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Living in Terra Bella, CA

Terra Bella is a small town of 1,659 people in Tulare County, California. It's about 30 miles from Visalia, CA and 71 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $237k and rent runs about $1k a month.

1,659people
$237kTypical home
$1,048/moRent
98° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
324Sunny days
49Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,659
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 758 people per sq mi
  • 71 mi to Fresno, CA
  • 30 mi to Visalia, CA
  • 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $237k (≈$1,491/mo)
  • Median rent $1,048/mo
  • Median household income $63k
  • Property tax about 0.6% of value
  • 27.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 98°F
  • Winter highs around 58°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
  • 324 sunny days a year (211 totally clear)
  • 41 cloudy days a year
  • 24 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 49 days a year with rain or snow
  • 1" of snow a year
  • 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 29
  • 50% of households have kids
  • 11% are 65 or older
  • 7% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 24 min
  • 8% walk or take transit to work
  • 36 mi to BFL airport
  • 68 mi to FAT (major hub)
  • 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 71% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1986
  • 84% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 502 ft
  • 107 mi to the ocean
  • 80 mi to a big lake
  • 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 32 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 11 mi to the nearest campground
  • 5 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • Few or no bars within 25 mi
  • 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
  • 4 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 43 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 32% of California districts (reading)
  • 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 24 mi to the nearest vet
  • 18 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

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