CA area data
Avenal, CA
Avenal, CA.
Population: 13,657 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $249,114
- 1-year appreciation
- +0.9%
- 3-year appreciation
- +10.8%
- 5-year appreciation
- +28.1%
- 10-year appreciation
- +109.9%
- All-time peak (2026-05)
- $252,016
- House Price Index
- 417.4 (-0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $255,000
- Median list price
- $249,000
- Median days on market
- 111 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 98.8%
- Active listings
- 25
- 1-year forecast
- -0.2%
- New listings (monthly)
- 4
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $2,330/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $3,029/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 113.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 32.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $22.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 7
- Elementary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 3
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- drought, heatWave, earthquake, inlandFlooding
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 65.0°F
- Average high
- 79.0°F
- Average low
- 51.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 8.2 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 58
- Days with Good air quality
- 124
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 5.3 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Avenal Gliderport (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport (NLC) (27 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.3 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -572 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,983
- Median annual property tax
- $1,532
- Mean commute to work
- 36 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 64.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 34,701
- Average weekly wage
- $964
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 56
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