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Tipton is a small town of 2,851 people in Tulare County, California. It's about 19 miles from Visalia, CA and 57 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,851people
$244kTypical home
$1,370/moRent
98° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
312Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,851
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,652 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Fresno, CA
- 19 mi to Visalia, CA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,538/mo)
- Median rent $1,370/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 312 sunny days a year (199 totally clear)
- 53 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45 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 30
- 55% of households have kids
- 6% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to BFL airport
- 55 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 272 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 233 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 120 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of California districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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