CA area data
Helm, CA
Helm, CA.
Population: 451 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 417.4 (-0.8% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 110.7 (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
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- drought, earthquake, hail, heatWave, inlandFlooding
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 9.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 67
- Days with Good air quality
- 71
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 14
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Helm Airport (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport (NLC) (18 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 13
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.6 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.3 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,969
- Households with broadband internet
- 35.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 344,500
- Average weekly wage
- $1,015
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Agriculture, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,989
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