Fresno

Most affordable Fresno suburbs

Ranked on what a household actually pays: the in-house cost-of-living index at 55%, the median home value against the metro at 25% (lower is better here), and the share of households already stretched by housing costs at 20%.

Updated Sep 2026·12 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Coalinga City Hall — in Coalinga, Fresno County, California. Credits Taken November 10, 2008, by George Garrigues.
Coalinga$262k median · 20.9 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment F
70
Affordability
overall 42 D−
2
Documentary snapshot of welcome sign at south port of entry to Mendota. Polaroid snapshot image taken in 2006. Photo by David Jordan. Please credit the photogra
Mendota$281k median · 30.6 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment F
65
Affordability
overall 36 F
3
Picture of Earl Ruth Park in Parlier, California.
Parlier$256k median · 22.8 min commute
Cost of living A−Housing FEmployment F
64
Affordability
overall 42 D−
4
The Selma Arts Center in Selma, California.
Selma$315k median · 24.1 min commute
Cost of living BHousing D−Employment F
60
Affordability
overall 49 D+
5
Kingsburg, California, US ofA
Kingsburg$374k median · 23.9 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing D+Employment F
60
Affordability
overall 51 D+
6
Sanger Depot Museum, Sanger, California, USA.
Sanger$365k median · 23.5 min commute
Cost of living BHousing DEmployment F
60
Affordability
overall 52 D+
7
Reedley City Hall — Reedley, Fresno County, California.
Reedley$335k median · 24.6 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing D−Employment F
58
Affordability
overall 50 D+
8
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
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment F
58
Affordability
overall 45 D
9
June 2015 Madera, California - Aerial (49394852076).jpg
Madera$360k median · 25.7 min commute
Cost of living BHousing D−Employment F
56
Affordability
overall 46 D
10
Fresno Skyline
Fresno$375k median · 22.4 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing D−Employment F
54
Affordability
overall 56 C−
This list's weighting
Cost of living 55%Median home value (lower is better) 25%Cost-burdened households 20%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Coalinga (GeorgeLouis · CC BY-SA 3.0); Mendota (David Jordan · CC BY-SA 3.0); Parlier (Fruitianslip · CC BY-SA 4.0); Selma (Fruitianslip · CC BY-SA 4.0); Kingsburg (Omar Bárcena · CC BY 2.0); Sanger (Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0); Reedley (Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0); Kerman (David Jordan · CC BY-SA 3.0); Madera (formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0); Fresno (Etherealsmoke · CC BY-SA 4.0).