Fresno

Best Fresno suburbs for families

Ranked on a families weighting: schools at 30%, amenities within two miles at 20%, and the four poll questions about children, safety and sidewalks at 20%. Cost still counts, at 15%. The full weighting is shown at the bottom, and it is not the same as the overall score.

Updated Sep 2026·12 suburbs considered, 10 listed
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View of Old Town Clovis, California, looking down Pollasky Ave during the golden hour ~ 7:30pm.
Clovis$483k median · 23.6 min commute
Schools B−Amenities B+Residents inactive
67
Family score
overall 64 C+
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Fresno Skyline
Fresno$375k median · 22.4 min commute
Schools D+Amenities B+Residents inactive
61
Family score
overall 56 C−
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Sanger Depot Museum, Sanger, California, USA.
Sanger$365k median · 23.5 min commute
Schools C−Amenities C−Residents inactive
56
Family score
overall 52 D+
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Reedley City Hall — Reedley, Fresno County, California.
Reedley$335k median · 24.6 min commute
Schools DAmenities C+Residents inactive
55
Family score
overall 50 D+
5
The Selma Arts Center in Selma, California.
Selma$315k median · 24.1 min commute
Schools DAmenities C+Residents inactive
55
Family score
overall 49 D+
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Kingsburg, California, US ofA
Kingsburg$374k median · 23.9 min commute
Schools C−Amenities D−Residents inactive
53
Family score
overall 51 D+
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June 2015 Madera, California - Aerial (49394852076).jpg
Madera$360k median · 25.7 min commute
Schools D−Amenities C−Residents inactive
50
Family score
overall 46 D
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Documentary snapshot of city limit sign along SR180 on the east side of Kerman. Polaroid snapshot image taken in 2006. Photo by David Jordan. Please credit the
Kerman$371k median · 21.3 min commute
Schools DAmenities FResidents inactive
47
Family score
overall 45 D
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Picture of Earl Ruth Park in Parlier, California.
Parlier$256k median · 22.8 min commute
Schools FAmenities DResidents inactive
44
Family score
overall 42 D−
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June 2015 Chowchilla California and San Joaquin Valley (49395056997).jpg
Chowchilla$364k median · 25.8 min commute
Schools FAmenities DResidents inactive
43
Family score
overall 41 D−
This list's weighting
Schools 30%Amenities 20%Resident poll (Q2, Q5, Q6, Q8) 20%Cost of living 15%Housing 10%Commute 5%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Clovis (Aaron T Harris · CC BY-SA 4.0); Fresno (Etherealsmoke · CC BY-SA 4.0); Sanger (Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0); Reedley (Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0); Selma (Fruitianslip · CC BY-SA 4.0); Kingsburg (Omar Bárcena · CC BY 2.0); Madera (formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0); Kerman (David Jordan · CC BY-SA 3.0); Parlier (Fruitianslip · CC BY-SA 4.0); Chowchilla (formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0).