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Woodlake is a big small town of 7,702 people in Tulare County, California. It's about 14 miles from Visalia, CA and 46 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $300k and rent runs about $968 a month.
7,702people
$300kTypical home
$968/moRent
99° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
312Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,702
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,703 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Fresno, CA
- 14 mi to Visalia, CA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $300k (≈$1,893/mo)
- Median rent $968/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°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
- 42 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (544 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,353 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 50% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to FAT airport
- 42 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 449 ft
- 121 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 202 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 102 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of California districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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