Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 36/100
F
Median home value$364,000
Fresno $389,400
Median rent$1,178/mo
Fresno $1,392/mo
Cost-burdened households47%
Fresno 40%
Chowchilla
Madera County19,020 residents2 school districts
41
D−
Suburbgrade score
11th of 12 Fresno suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.
41
Fresno median 48
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Chowchilla is like to live in, by category
Bars show Chowchilla against Fresno. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 28/100
F
Within-state proficiency18th pct
Fresno median 43rd pct
Student–teacher ratio21.4
Fresno median 22.0
Graduation rate87%
Fresno median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 72/100
B−
Housing cost index91
Fresno 100
Eff. tax rate0.96%
Fresno 0.75%
Local sales tax8.75%
Fresno median 8.97%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 49/100
D+
Mean commute25.8 min
Fresno 24.0 min
Under 30 minutes61%
Fresno 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.3
Fresno median 0.5 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 44/100
D
Restaurants & cafés14
Fresno median 24 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Fresno median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks11
Fresno median 14 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 21/100
F
Median household income$66,514
Fresno $74,468
Unemployment11%
Fresno 8.9%
Professional occupations36%
Fresno 34%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Chowchilla on employment & income
Chowchilla's weakest grade is F. One suburb is within 25 miles and scores higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Madera13 mi from ChowchillaF 46 D Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Chowchilla
Is Chowchilla, CA a good place to live?
Chowchilla scores 41 out of 100, 11th of 12 Fresno suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Chowchilla expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $364,000, 7% below the Fresno median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.96%. $1,178/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Chowchilla?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Chowchilla sit at the 18th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 21.4 student–teacher ratio. Chowchilla is served by Chowchilla Union High and Chowchilla Elementary. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Chowchilla?
The mean commute is 25.8 min, with 61% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.3% working from home. Transit density is 0.3 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Chowchilla?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 14 restaurants and cafés and 11 parks, which grades D on amenities.
Are the homes in Chowchilla old or new?
The median home in Chowchilla was built in 1992 — newer than the Fresno median of 1983. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 82% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.