A town of 16,816, settled in 1914. Nearly 6.9% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Fillmore does most differently from other towns.
Where Fillmore’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Fillmore. Another town gets a different order.
1.3 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fillmore Nature Park | — | 54 |
| 2. Two Rivers Park | — | 21 |
| 3. Shiells Park | — | 9 |
The public schools Fillmore’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 74% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Vista Elementary | K–5 | 553 | Not graded |
| San Cayetano Elementary | K–5 | 514 | C |
| Mountain Vista | K–5 | 430 | Not graded |
| Fillmore Middle | 6–8 | 813 | D− |
| Fillmore Senior High | 9–12 | 1,007 | D− |
| Sierra High | 9–12 | 64 | Not graded |
Fillmore beats the California average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
| What stands out | Fillmore | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 18% | 20.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 16.3% | 10.6% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
The typical Fillmore home is worth about $686,000, up 0.7% in a year, 10% below the California typical home.
Most working residents leave Fillmore for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Los Angeles (13%), San Buenaventura (Ventura) (11%) and Oxnard (6%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
Fillmore has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 41°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Fillmore reports less crime per resident than 63% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
7 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
City in California, United States
Fillmore is a small city in Ventura County, California, United States, in the Santa Clara River Valley. In an agricultural area with rich, fertile soil, Fillmore has a historic downtown that was established when the Southern Pacific built the railroad through the valley in 1887. The rail line also provided a name for the town: J. A. Fillmore was a general superintendent for the company's Pacific system. The population was 16,419 at the 2020 census, up 9.4% from 15,002 during the 2010 census.
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