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Visalia vs Goshen

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

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Visalia, CAHomes around $398KCalifornia · 143,939 people
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Goshen, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 5,136 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.

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 →
GoshenKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 54%of CA districts Health75% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Goshen →
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.

Visalia$2,330/mo
Typical home $398K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.74% · or rent about $1,490/mo · Housing →
Goshen$1,690/mo
Typical home $289K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $1,231/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
C−VisaliaSafer than 18% of U.S. towns –GoshenNot graded
Schools
BVisaliaBetter than 60% of districts in the state B−GoshenBetter than 54% of districts in the state
Health
B−VisaliaHealthier than 52% of U.S. towns C−GoshenHealthier than 25% of U.S. towns
10Visalia
7Goshen

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

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

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

Where they are

Visalia and Goshen share a border

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

VisaliaGoshenVisaliaGoshen
Visalia ↔ Goshen5.4 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
VisaliaGoshen
Snow a year0″0″
January low38°F38°F
July high94°F94°F
Growing season (days)328d328d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th48th
Outdoors & history
VisaliaGoshen
Trails16 mi1 mi
Conserved land4.3%1.1%
Settled1874—
National Register places4—
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here56—
Community
VisaliaGoshen
Library hours a week43 hrs—
Colleges in town2—
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.

VisaliaGoshen
People
Population 143,939Highest 5,136Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.6%Lowest CA: +6.1% +65.3%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 33.9±0.6Highest 11% below CA 30.7±2.9Lowest 19% 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 27.9%±1.2Lowest CA: 22% 33.9%±4.3Highest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 13.5%±0.7Highest CA: 15.7% 7.5%±2.6Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.1%Highest CA: 37.1% 14.5%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.8%±0.6Highest CA: 7.6% 4.6%±2.6Lowest 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 $81,989±$3kHighest 17% below CA $73,125±$12kLowest 26% 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 $371,500±$9kHighest 49% below CA $289,300±$34kLowest 61% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,490±$43Highest 27% below CA $1,231±$631Lowest 40% 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 $2,741Highest 47% below CA $2,067Lowest 60% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.2%±3.2Highest CA: 55.3% 41.1%±11.3Lowest 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 11.5%Lowest CA: 12% 24.2%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.1%Highest CA: 55.9% 51.3%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Lowest 12 yrs newer than CA 2002Highest 26 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 20% below CA 22 minLowest 25% below CA
Work from home 8%±1.1Lowest CA: 17.2% 9%±4.1Highest 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 44.4%Highest 5.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miLowest 13.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.15Lowest 1.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fresno (6%)Visalia (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Goshen35% work in Visalia
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.3%Highest 1.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 16.1 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 41Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 103Highest 53.7Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #185 of 574 in CA#337 of 574 in CA
School district Visalia Unified · Tulare County Office of EducationVisalia Unified
High school in town Redwood HighNone in town
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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