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

C−ParlierSafer than 17% of U.S. towns –ArvinNot graded

Schools

C−ParlierBetter than 24% of districts in the state AArvinBetter than 90% of districts in the state

Health

D−ParlierHealthier than 5% of U.S. towns D−ArvinHealthier than 4% of U.S. towns

18Parlier

4Arvin

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #502#286 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #188#307 Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #211#407 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #616#797 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #246#420 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #420#568 Lowest property taxCost of living · 835 towns #26#144 Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #365#426

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Parlier’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%

Parlier$1,900/mo

Typical home $331K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $1,105/mo · Housing →

Arvin$1,810/mo

Typical home $301K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $1,122/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Parlier and Arvin.

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

ParlierArvin

Snow a year0″0″

January low41°F 41°F

July high98°F 98°F

Growing season (days)337d 334d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th 95th

Outdoors & history

ParlierArvin

Trails1 mi 1 mi

Conserved land2.3%1.6%

Settled1921 —

Archive photos2 —

Famous people born here6 —

Community

ParlierArvin

Library hours a week31 hrs 20 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 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

106 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ParlierCA ArvinCA

Parlier ↔ Arvin106 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

ParlierArvin

People

Population 14,507Lowest 19,539Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.6%Lowest CA: +6.1% +1%Highest CA: +6.1%

Median age 26.6±2.2Highest 30% below CA 25±1.9Lowest 34% below CA

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

Kids under 18 35%±4Lowest CA: 22% 36.3%±3.4Highest CA: 22%

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

Age 65+ 8.8%±1.8Highest CA: 15.7% 5.1%±1Lowest CA: 15.7%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.6%Highest CA: 37.1% 5%Lowest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.7%±2.3Highest CA: 7.6% 6.9%±1.4Lowest CA: 7.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $52,357±$8kHighest 47% below CA $49,183±$4kLowest 50% below CA

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $256,400±$20kLowest 65% below CA $262,700±$15kHighest 64% below CA

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,105±$83Lowest 46% below CA $1,122±$89Highest 45% below CA

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,481Lowest 71% below CA $2,461Highest 52% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.8%±7.9Lowest CA: 55.3% 59.7%±10.4Highest CA: 55.3%

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

Below poverty line 27.1%Lowest CA: 12% 34.6%Highest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 45.9%Lowest CA: 55.9% 54.4%Highest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1993 17 yrs newer than CA 1993 17 yrs newer than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 21% below CA 25 minHighest 15% below CA

Work from home 0.6%±0.8Lowest CA: 17.2% 1.8%±1Highest CA: 17.2%

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

Work in townworking residents 7.8%Lowest 10.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 18.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37 0.37

Top workplaceoutside town Fresno (19%)Bakersfield (21%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ArvinFew work in Parlier

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.3%Highest 1.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miHighest 1.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 99.0Highest 70.2Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #502 of 574 in CA #286 of 574 in CA

School district Parlier UnifiedGrow Academy Arvin District · Arvin Union

High school in town Parlier HighArvin High

Students per teacherat that high school 18.9Lowest 25.9Highest

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.

Parlier vs Arvin

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Parlier places higher on 18 of 22 CA lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

106 miles apart

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