Cost of living in Madera

Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score

74/100
5th of 12

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The four inputs

Housing cost index93

Fresno 10045% · scores 82

Effective property tax rate0.67%

Fresno 0.75%25% · scores 86

Utilities98

Fresno 10020% · scores 62

Local sales tax8.25%

Fresno median 8.97%10% · scores 35

Vertical rule marks the Fresno reference. Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Fresno suburbs for cost of living

All 12 ranked, Madera highlighted

1ParlierA−$256,400 2MendotaB+$281,000 3KermanB+$370,900 4CoalingaB$262,400 5MaderaB$359,900 6SelmaB$315,300 7SangerB$364,800 8ChowchillaB−$364,000 9KingsburgB−$373,800 10ReedleyB−$334,800 11FresnoB−$374,800 12ClovisC−$482,700

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Better than Madera on cost of living

Madera grades B on cost of living. Two suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbCost of livingMedian home valueEff. tax rateOverall

Mendota22 mi from MaderaB+$281k0.63% 36 F Kerman17 mi from MaderaB+$371k0.69% 45 D

Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24

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