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Goshen vs Visalia

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (20.1× in Visalia) and size (28× in Visalia).

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Goshen, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 5,136 people
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Visalia, CAHomes around $398KCalifornia · 143,939 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

GoshenKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 54%of CA districts Health75% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Goshen →
VisaliaHomes around $398K
Housing$398K typical home48% below the CA typical home Famous people56 notable peopleborn in Visalia Outdoors#224 most walkable in CA16 miles of trails across 41 parks and preserves All about Visalia →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails20.1×
Visalia has more miles of trail
Visalia 16.1 miGoshen 0.8 mi
Size28×
Visalia is the bigger place
Visalia 143,939Goshen 5,136
Growth since 2010+51.7 pts
Goshen has grown faster since 2010
Goshen +65.3%Visalia +13.6%
Work in town+38.6 pts
More of Visalia’s workers stay in town
Visalia 44.4%Goshen 5.8%
Home values+28%
Homes cost more in Visalia
Visalia $371,500Goshen $289,300
Street grid+92%
Visalia has the more walkable street grid
Visalia 103Goshen 53.7
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $640 more a month in Visalia

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.

Goshen$1,690/mo
Typical home $289K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $1,231/mo · Housing →
Visalia$2,330/mo
Typical home $398K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.74% · or rent about $1,490/mo · Housing →

The difference: $640 a month, about $7,700 a year, between Visalia and Goshen.

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.

Report cards

Visalia places higher on 10 of 18 CA lists

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
–GoshenNot graded C−VisaliaSafer than 18% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−GoshenBetter than 54% of districts in the state BVisaliaBetter than 60% of districts in the state
Health
C−GoshenHealthier than 25% of U.S. towns B−VisaliaHealthier than 52% of U.S. towns
7Goshen
10Visalia

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #528#224 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #646#393 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #755#531 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #337#185 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 844 towns #766#568 Fewest smokersHealth · 844 towns #617#424 HealthiestHealth · 844 towns #687#504 Most educatedPeople · 844 towns #677#509

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

Where they are

Goshen and Visalia share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

GoshenVisaliaGoshenVisalia
Goshen ↔ Visalia5.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
559 Goshen residents work in Visalia (34.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Goshen →
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
GoshenVisalia
Snow a year0″0″
January low38°F38°F
July high94°F94°F
Growing season (days)328d328d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th69th
Outdoors & history
GoshenVisalia
Trails1 mi16 mi
Conserved land1.1%4.3%
Settled—1874
National Register places—4
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—56
Community
GoshenVisalia
Library hours a week—43 hrs
Colleges in town—2
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

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.

GoshenVisalia
People
Population 5,136Lowest 143,939Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +65.3%Highest CA: +6.1% +13.6%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 30.7±2.9Lowest 19% below CA 33.9±0.6Highest 11% below CA
Visalia and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.9%±4.3Highest CA: 22% 27.9%±1.2Lowest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 7.5%±2.6Lowest CA: 15.7% 13.5%±0.7Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.5%Lowest CA: 37.1% 24.1%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±2.6Lowest CA: 7.6% 6.8%±0.6Highest CA: 7.6%
Visalia and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $73,125±$12kLowest 26% below CA $81,989±$3kHighest 17% below CA
Visalia and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $289,300±$34kLowest 61% below CA $371,500±$9kHighest 49% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,231±$631Lowest 40% below CA $1,490±$43Highest 27% below CA
Visalia and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,067Lowest 60% below CA $2,741Highest 47% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.1%±11.3Lowest CA: 55.3% 50.2%±3.2Highest CA: 55.3%
Visalia and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 24.2%Highest CA: 12% 11.5%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 51.3%Lowest CA: 55.9% 61.1%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2002Highest 26 yrs newer than CA 1988Lowest 12 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 25% below CA 23 minHighest 20% below CA
Work from home 9%±4.1Highest CA: 17.2% 8%±1.1Lowest CA: 17.2%
Goshen and Visalia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.8%Lowest 44.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miHighest 7.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.24Highest 1.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Visalia (35%)Fresno (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 35% work in VisaliaFew work in Goshen
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Lowest 4.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miLowest 16.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 41Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 53.7Lowest 103Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #337 of 574 in CA#185 of 574 in CA
School district Visalia UnifiedVisalia Unified · Tulare County Office of Education
High school in town None in townRedwood High
Students per teacherat that high school — 24.1
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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