Porterville, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Porterville is a city at the base of Southern Sierra Nevada mountains on the eastern side of San Joaquin Valley, in Tulare County, California, United States. It is part of the Visalia-Porterville metropolitan statistical area. Serving as the economic hub of the Southern Sierra, the Sequoia National Forest is nearby, offering outdoor recreational opportunities such as hiking, camping, and fishing. Since its incorporation in 1902, the city's population has grown as it annexed nearby unincorporated areas. The city population (not including East Porterville) was 62,623 at the 2020 census. Porterville serves as a gateway to Sequoia National Forest, Giant Sequoia National Monument and Kings Canyo…

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How Porterville ranks

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#69Cheapest rent in CA #80Lowest property tax in CA #84Most affordable in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code93257–93258, 93257, 93258

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Living in Porterville

Housing in Porterville

$330K▲ 1.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Porterville home is worth about $330,000, up 1.1% in a year, 57% below the California typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market20

Sale-to-list100.5%

Sold in May41

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Safety in Porterville

C

Safety Grade C

Porterville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 74% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Porterville 3.3

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Porterville 13

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Porterville

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B⁻

School Grade B-

The public schools Porterville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 51% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictPorterville UnifiedSchools26

Santa Fe ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 809 students Westfield ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 661 students Olive Street ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 624 students Vandalia ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 556 students William R. Buckley Elementary D-Elementary · Grades K–6 · 499 students West Putnam ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 478 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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