Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 43/100
D
Median home value$364,800
Fresno $389,400
Median rent$1,209/mo
Fresno $1,392/mo
Cost-burdened households35%
Fresno 40%
Sanger
Fresno County26,699 residentsSanger Unified
52
D+
Suburbgrade score
3rd of 12 Fresno suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.
52
Fresno median 48
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Sanger is like to live in, by category
Bars show Sanger against Fresno. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 53/100
C−
Within-state proficiency58th pct
Fresno median 43rd pct
Student–teacher ratio23.0
Fresno median 22.0
Graduation rate95%
Fresno median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index93
Fresno 100
Eff. tax rate0.78%
Fresno 0.75%
Local sales tax8.72%
Fresno median 8.97%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 56/100
C−
Mean commute23.5 min
Fresno 24.0 min
Under 30 minutes69%
Fresno 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.6
Fresno median 0.5 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés28
Fresno median 24 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Fresno median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks30
Fresno median 14 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 31/100
F
Median household income$77,500
Fresno $74,468
Unemployment9.1%
Fresno 8.9%
Professional occupations28%
Fresno 34%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Sanger on employment & income
Sanger's weakest grade is F. Three suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Clovis11 mi from SangerC− 64 C+ Kingsburg12 mi from SangerF 51 D+ Fresno14 mi from SangerF 56 C− Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Sanger
Is Sanger, CA a good place to live?
Sanger scores 52 out of 100, 3rd 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 Sanger expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $364,800, 6% below the Fresno median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.78%. $1,209/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Sanger?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Sanger sit at the 58th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 23.0 student–teacher ratio. Sanger is served by Sanger Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Sanger?
The mean commute is 23.5 min, with 69% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 5.4% working from home. Transit density is 0.6 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Sanger?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 28 restaurants and cafés and 30 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Sanger old or new?
The median home in Sanger was built in 1983 — 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. 82% 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.