Bonadelle RanchosCA
A town of 5,465. Public schools that outperform most of California.
Is Bonadelle Ranchos a good place to live?
Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C+, 274th among California's 841 graded towns. The median household earns $133K and its schools outperform 76% of the state's. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 81% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Bonadelle Ranchos’ July high is 98°F, above both the California town median (89°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Only 36 of California’s 1,064 towns score lower on the outdoors.
What makes Bonadelle Ranchos stand out
Where Bonadelle Ranchos beats most towns.
96% of working residents leave Bonadelle Ranchos for work
Where Bonadelle Ranchos’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Bonadelle Ranchos grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Bonadelle Ranchos is from typical.
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Moving to Bonadelle Ranchos: who provides what
Bonadelle Ranchos is unincorporated, so Madera County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bonadelle Ranchos.
Bonadelle Ranchos has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has more than doubled its jobs in ten years.
Inland flooding leads a very high hazard risk in Bonadelle Ranchos
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bonadelle Ranchos earns an A− for schools
Its public schools are run by the Golden Valley Unified school district. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Liberty High, with 748 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranchos MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 452 | B+ |
| Liberty HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 748 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Most of Bonadelle Ranchos’ workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Jobs based here grew from 302 in 2013 to 650.
Most working residents leave Bonadelle Ranchos for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Bonadelle Ranchos is 34 minutes. Since 2013, Bonadelle Ranchos has added 348 jobs, to 650 in 2023.
| Bonadelle Ranchos | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $133,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Bonadelle Ranchos ranks healthier than 70% of the country’s towns
Against the 4,273 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bonadelle Ranchos’s, it is less healthy than 77%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Bonadelle Ranchos beats the California average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 32% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Bonadelle Ranchos.
| Bonadelle Ranchos | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 29% | 35% |
| What stands out | Bonadelle Ranchos | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.9% | 17.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.4% | 10.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mild winters and hot summers in Bonadelle Ranchos
The Friant Government Camp weather station, 10 miles away, records that about 118 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 97.8°, hotter than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 38.7°.
Bonadelle Ranchos has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Bonadelle Ranchos’ January low is 39°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than California overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (24% statewide); children under 18 are 28% of residents (22% statewide). 37% of Bonadelle Ranchos adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Bonadelle Ranchos | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.5 years | 39.1 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.9 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Bonadelle Ranchos | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.3% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.2% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.2% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.4% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.9% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.3% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.9% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.5% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.9% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.4% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.8% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, more of Bonadelle Ranchos’ households own their home
Among 847 California towns, just 8 have a higher share of households owning their home than Bonadelle Ranchos. The median sale price was $655,000 in May 2026.
| Bonadelle Ranchos | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,941 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Yosemite National Park and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bonadelle Ranchos. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi National ParkYosemite National Park4.3M visitors a year
11 mi MuseumForestiere Underground Gardens
13 mi Stadium & arenaValley Children's Stadium
14 mi Stadium & arenaSave Mart Center
16 mi Zoo & aquariumFresno Chaffee Zoo
17 mi Stadium & arenaChukchansi ParkPhoto credits
Yosemite National Park: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forestiere Underground Gardens: R&sbwn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Valley Children's Stadium: Emedina00, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Save Mart Center: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Fresno Chaffee Zoo: Jim Moore, CC BY 2.0 · Chukchansi Park: YAHQQLIGAN, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Bonadelle Ranchos
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Bonadelle Ranchos
About 10 of every 100 Bonadelle Ranchos residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Bonadelle Ranchos
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Bonadelle Ranchos is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Madera County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 338 feet (103 m). As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,497. Prior to 2020, the community was part of the Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos CDP.
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- Elevation
- 338 ft
Questions about Bonadelle Ranchos
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bonadelle Ranchos, CA a good place to live?
Bonadelle Ranchos grades C+ overall, better than 41% of U.S. towns and #274 of 841 in California. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Bonadelle Ranchos, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $487,000, 36% below the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.