Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 35/100
F
Median home value$262,400
Fresno $389,400
Median rent$1,093/mo
Fresno $1,392/mo
Cost-burdened households28%
Fresno 40%
Coalinga
Fresno County17,203 residentsCoalinga-Huron Unified
42
D−
Suburbgrade score
10th of 12 Fresno suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by schools.
42
Fresno median 48
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Coalinga is like to live in, by category
Bars show Coalinga against Fresno. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 20/100
F
Within-state proficiency7th pct
Fresno median 43rd pct
Student–teacher ratio20.2
Fresno median 22.0
Graduation rate81%
Fresno median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 75/100
B
Housing cost index82
Fresno 100
Eff. tax rate0.85%
Fresno 0.75%
Local sales tax8.97%
Fresno median 8.97%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Mean commute20.9 min
Fresno 24.0 min
Under 30 minutes73%
Fresno 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.4
Fresno median 0.5 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 38/100
D−
Restaurants & cafés9
Fresno median 24 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Fresno median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks11
Fresno median 14 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 22/100
F
Median household income$75,451
Fresno $74,468
Unemployment11%
Fresno 8.9%
Professional occupations28%
Fresno 34%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Coalinga on schools
Coalinga's weakest grade is F.
Nothing within 25 miles beats Coalinga on schools.
Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Coalinga
Is Coalinga, CA a good place to live?
Coalinga scores 42 out of 100, 10th of 12 Fresno suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Coalinga expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $262,400, 33% below the Fresno median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.85%. $1,093/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Coalinga?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Coalinga sit at the 7th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 81% graduation rate and a 20.2 student–teacher ratio. Coalinga is served by Coalinga-Huron Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Coalinga?
The mean commute is 20.9 min, with 73% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 6.8% working from home. Transit density is 0.4 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Coalinga?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 9 restaurants and cafés and 11 parks, which grades D− on amenities.
Are the homes in Coalinga old or new?
The median home in Coalinga was built in 1984 — close to 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. 69% 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.