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West · California · pop 545K

Fresno, CA

Fit score

Fair match

at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.

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After estimated taxes in CA, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,131 — covering estimated essentials here (about $1,250 rent plus everyday costs incl. local sales tax) with roughly $1,295 left over.

Expect summer highs near 98°F, winter lows around 39°F, and about 271 sunny days a year.

Tradeoff: the local job market is softer than most on this list (6.5% unemployment).

AFFORD 89HOUSIN 28JOBS 19SAFETY 57CLIMAT 88AMENIT 44

The Fresno fit print

Est. monthly cost

$3,836/mo

Typical rent

$1,470/mo

Home value ÷ income

6.1×

Score breakdown

Affordability
89
Housing
28
Jobs
19
Safety
57
Climate
88
Amenities
44

The data behind the score

Money (Census ACS · HUD)

Median gross rent
$1,330/mo
HUD fair market rent (2BR)
$1,470/mo
Median home value
$380,000
Median household income
$62,000
Population
545,000

Work (BLS)

Unemployment rate
6.5%
Job growth (1yr)
1.0%

Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)

Violent crime rate
570
Property crime rate
3,000

Climate (NOAA normals)

Avg. summer high
98°F
Avg. winter low
39°F
Sunny days / year
271
Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
≈71/yr
Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
≈22/yr
Unhealthy air days
≈70/yr
Annual rain
11"
Annual snow
0"

Community & access (approx.)

2024 county margin
R+6
Int'l airport
≈6 mi
Walkability
46/100
Disaster risk
58/100
Buying instead of renting? California's effective property tax runs about 0.75% of home value per year (≈$238/mo on the median $380,000 home). Our affordability score is rent-based, so this isn't double-counted.
A citywide number is an average. Rent, safety, and everything else vary block by block — treat these figures as a starting point and research specific neighborhoods before committing.

Data vintage: sample-approx-2024. Sources & methodology — this deployment is running the bundled sample dataset; figures are approximate.

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