Most walkable Fresno suburbs

Ranked on amenities within two miles at 40%, transit stop density at 15%, and the three poll questions about walking to groceries, restaurants and the state of the sidewalks at 45%. Walkability is mostly something residents know and datasets do not.

Updated Sep 2026·12 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
View of Old Town Clovis, California, looking down Pollasky Ave during the golden hour ~ 7:30pm.
Clovis$483k median · 23.6 min commute
Amenities B+Commute C+Residents inactive
70
Walkability
overall 64 C+
2
Fresno Skyline
Fresno$375k median · 22.4 min commute
Amenities B+Commute C+Residents inactive
63
Walkability
overall 56 C−
3
Reedley City Hall — Reedley, Fresno County, California.
Reedley$335k median · 24.6 min commute
Amenities C+Commute D+Residents inactive
51
Walkability
overall 50 D+
4
The Selma Arts Center in Selma, California.
Selma$315k median · 24.1 min commute
Amenities C+Commute C−Residents inactive
51
Walkability
overall 49 D+
5
June 2015 Madera, California - Aerial (49394852076).jpg
Madera$360k median · 25.7 min commute
Amenities C−Commute D+Residents inactive
47
Walkability
overall 46 D
6
Sanger Depot Museum, Sanger, California, USA.
Sanger$365k median · 23.5 min commute
Amenities C−Commute C−Residents inactive
42
Walkability
overall 52 D+
7
Picture of Earl Ruth Park in Parlier, California.
Parlier$256k median · 22.8 min commute
Amenities DCommute C−Residents inactive
38
Walkability
overall 42 D−
8
June 2015 Chowchilla California and San Joaquin Valley (49395056997).jpg
Chowchilla$364k median · 25.8 min commute
Amenities DCommute D+Residents inactive
34
Walkability
overall 41 D−
9
Coalinga City Hall — in Coalinga, Fresno County, California. Credits Taken November 10, 2008, by George Garrigues.
Coalinga$262k median · 20.9 min commute
Amenities D−Commute C+Residents inactive
31
Walkability
overall 42 D−
10
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
Amenities FCommute FResidents inactive
29
Walkability
overall 36 F
This list's weighting
Amenities 40%Transit stop density 15%Resident poll (Q3, Q4, Q8) 45%

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

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