Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 39/100
D−
Median home value$334,800
Fresno $389,400
Median rent$1,288/mo
Fresno $1,392/mo
Cost-burdened households39%
Fresno 40%
Reedley
Fresno County25,609 residentsKings Canyon Joint Unified
50
D+
Suburbgrade score
5th of 12 Fresno suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.
50
Fresno median 48
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Reedley is like to live in, by category
Bars show Reedley against Fresno. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Within-state proficiency61st pct
Fresno median 43rd pct
Student–teacher ratio23.8
Fresno median 22.0
Graduation rate84%
Fresno median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 72/100
B−
Housing cost index96
Fresno 100
Eff. tax rate0.73%
Fresno 0.75%
Local sales tax9.22%
Fresno median 8.97%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 52/100
D+
Mean commute24.6 min
Fresno 24.0 min
Under 30 minutes64%
Fresno 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.6
Fresno median 0.5 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 65/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés40
Fresno median 24 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Fresno median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks26
Fresno median 14 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 27/100
F
Median household income$63,307
Fresno $74,468
Unemployment13%
Fresno 8.9%
Professional occupations27%
Fresno 34%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Reedley on employment & income
Reedley's weakest grade is F. Four suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Clovis20 mi from ReedleyC− 64 C+ Kingsburg8 mi from ReedleyF 51 D+ Fresno23 mi from ReedleyF 56 C− Sanger9 mi from ReedleyF 52 D+ Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Reedley
Is Reedley, CA a good place to live?
Reedley scores 50 out of 100, 5th of 12 Fresno suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Reedley expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $334,800, 14% below the Fresno median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.73%. $1,288/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Reedley?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Reedley sit at the 61st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 84% graduation rate and a 23.8 student–teacher ratio. Reedley is served by Kings Canyon Joint Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Reedley?
The mean commute is 24.6 min, with 64% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 5.9% working from home. Transit density is 0.6 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Reedley?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 40 restaurants and cafés and 26 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Reedley old or new?
The median home in Reedley 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. 72% 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.