Living in Three Rivers, CA
Three Rivers is a small town of 2,282 people in Tulare County, California. It's about 26 miles from Visalia, CA and 56 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $491k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,282people
$491kTypical home
$1,557/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
316Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,282
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 74 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Fresno, CA
- 26 mi to Visalia, CA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $491k (≈$3,095/mo)
- Median rent $1,557/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 316 sunny days a year (176 totally clear)
- 49 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 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 (427 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,464 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 31% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to FAT airport
- 52 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,182 ft
- 132 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 36 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