Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

CChowchillaSafer than 27% of U.S. towns C−ReedleySafer than 23% of U.S. towns

Schools

C+ChowchillaBetter than 36% of districts in the state B−ReedleyBetter than 48% of districts in the state

Health

DChowchillaHealthier than 8% of U.S. towns DReedleyHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns

9Chowchilla

14Reedley

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #651#157 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #727#437 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #680#420 Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #596#376 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #100#223 Fewest smokersHealth · 844 towns #813#617 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #352#222 Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #467#606

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Chowchilla’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Chowchilla$2,320/mo

Typical home $390K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $1,178/mo · Housing →

Reedley$2,260/mo

Typical home $389K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $1,288/mo · Housing →

The difference: $50 a month, about $700 a year, between Chowchilla and Reedley.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

ChowchillaReedley

Snow a year0″0″

January low38°F 41°F

July high96°F 98°F

Growing season (days)281d 337d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd 69th

Outdoors & history

ChowchillaReedley

Trails8 mi 2 mi

Conserved land0.4%3.5%

Settled1923 1913

National Register places—2

Archive photos9 12

Famous people born here2 6

Community

ChowchillaReedley

Library hours a week26 hrs 51 hrs

Colleges in town—1

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

57 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ChowchillaCA ReedleyCA

Chowchilla ↔ Reedley57 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs California average

ChowchillaReedley

People

Population 19,020Lowest 25,609Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.7%Lowest CA: +6.1% +4.3%Highest CA: +6.1%

Median age 34.2±1.8Highest 10% below CA 32.3±1.6Lowest 15% below CA

Chowchilla and Reedley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 24.4%±3Lowest CA: 22% 29.6%±3Highest CA: 22%

Reedley and Chowchilla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 10%±1.6Lowest CA: 15.7% 10.3%±1.4Highest CA: 15.7%

Reedley and Chowchilla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.6%Lowest CA: 37.1% 16%Highest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.4%±1.9Highest CA: 7.6% 8%±1.4Lowest CA: 7.6%

Chowchilla and Reedley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $66,514±$7kHighest 33% below CA $63,307±$6kLowest 36% below CA

Chowchilla and Reedley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $364,000±$21kHighest 50% below CA $334,800±$15kLowest 54% below CA

Chowchilla and Reedley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,178±$70Lowest 42% below CA $1,288±$70Highest 37% below CA

Reedley and Chowchilla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,064Highest 40% below CA $2,312Lowest 55% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.1%±8.2Lowest CA: 55.3% 56.1%±8.7Highest CA: 55.3%

Reedley and Chowchilla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 19.6%Lowest CA: 12% 22.3%Highest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 57.3%Highest CA: 55.9% 56.4%Lowest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 16 yrs newer than CA 1984Lowest 8 yrs newer than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 10% below CA 25 minLowest 14% below CA

Work from home 8.3%±2.6Highest CA: 17.2% 5.9%±2.7Lowest CA: 17.2%

Chowchilla and Reedley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 20.7%Highest 19.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 17.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.00Highest 0.75Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Fresno (9%)Fresno (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ReedleyFew work in Chowchilla

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 3.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 8.0 miHighest 1.8 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 7Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 35.5Lowest 117Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #352 of 574 in CA #222 of 574 in CA

School district Chowchilla Elementary · Chowchilla Union HighValley ROP · Kings Canyon Joint Unified

High school in town Chowchilla Union HighReedley High

Students per teacherat that high school 21.1Lowest 23.6Highest

California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Chowchilla vs Reedley

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Reedley places higher on 14 of 23 CA lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

57 miles apart

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