CalwaCA
A town of 1,862.
Is Calwa a good place to live?
Calwa’s best subject grade is an A+ for walkability; its weakest is a D for health. Calwa’s July high is 98°F, against 89°F in California’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Only 63 of California’s 1,058 towns score higher on cost of living. On the outdoors, just 26 of California’s 1,064 towns do worse. Calwa has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Calwa stand out
Where Calwa beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Calwa | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 27.1% | 10.6% |
How Calwa grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Calwa is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Calwa: who provides what
Calwa is unincorporated, so Fresno 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 Calwa.
Calwa stands out in California and nationally, with more of its adults who have obesity
44% of adults have obesity in Calwa, where California’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 35%. 15% of Calwa adults have diabetes. Calwa beats the California average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19.
| Calwa | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 22% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 24% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 16% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 67% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Calwa | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.7% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 30.9% | 35.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 27.1% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Calwa, expect mild winters and hot summers
Calwa has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Calwa’s January low is 39°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More than half of Calwa’s working residents commute to Fresno
Most working residents leave Calwa for work: only 1% work in town. The median household income in Calwa is $65,000. Jobs based in Calwa fell to 622 in 2023, 106 fewer than in 2013.
| Calwa | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $65,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Calwa faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Calwa sell for about $225K
53% of households own their home in Calwa.
| Calwa | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 53% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,228 a month | $1,896 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Valley Children's Stadium and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Calwa. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Stadium & arenaValley Children's Stadium
9 mi MuseumForestiere Underground Gardens
7 mi Stadium & arenaSave Mart Center
2 mi Stadium & arenaChukchansi Park
4 mi Zoo & aquariumFresno Chaffee Zoo4 mi Theme parkRoeding ParkPhoto credits
Valley Children's Stadium: Emedina00, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forestiere Underground Gardens: R&sbwn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Save Mart Center: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Chukchansi Park: YAHQQLIGAN, CC BY 2.0 · Fresno Chaffee Zoo: Jim Moore, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Calwa
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Calwa
About 9 of every 100 Calwa residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
About Calwa
Place in California, United States
Calwa (formerly, Calwa City) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 1,776 at the 2020 census, down from 2,052 at the 2010 census. Calwa is located 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southeast of downtown Fresno, at an elevation of 292 feet (89 m). The name was taken from the acronym for "California Wine Association" (CalWA).
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 292 ft
- Area code
- 559
Calwa’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Calwa.
Calwa has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Calwa reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Calwa with a neighbor →
Questions about Calwa
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Calwa, CA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $206,000, 73% 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 B−.