CutlerCA
A town of 4,361, settled in 1910.
Is Cutler a good place to live?
Cutler earns a D, 615th among California's 841 graded towns, mostly because of health and incomes. Residents are less healthy than 95% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household income is $59K, and 25% of residents live below the poverty line. In its favor, natural-hazard risk is low. Cutler’s July high is 98°F, above both the California town median (89°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Only 65 of California’s 1,058 towns score higher on cost of living.
Cutler has shrunk 10% from 2010 to 2020
5,000 counted in 2010 and 4,480 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Cutler grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Cutler is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Cutler: who provides what
Cutler is unincorporated, so Tulare 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 Cutler.
Cutler carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of California (mostly inland flooding), has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and trades workers with Visalia and other neighbors.
A typical Cutler home is worth about $273K
The median property tax bill is $924, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Cutler home is worth about $273,000, up 1.6% in a year, 64% below the California typical home. 35% of Cutler households own their home.
| Cutler | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 35% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,249 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Cutler’s schools rank ahead of 52% of California districts
Its public schools are run by the Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutler ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 607 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Cutler stands out in California and nationally: a larger share of its adults say their health is fair or poor
42% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Cutler. Cutler beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 21. 40% of adults feel lonely in Cutler.
| Cutler | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 22% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 24% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cutler | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.6% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 31.5% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Cutler, expect mild winters and hot summers
The Lemon Cove weather station, 18 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 307 days, longer than in 95% of U.S. towns. The Lemon Cove weather station, 18 miles away, records that about 125 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Cutler has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Cutler’s January low is 39°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The FEMA risk score in Cutler is lower than in most of California or the rest of the country
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 98% of California towns; that rating is what its B+ for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Cutler is 34 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents commute out of Cutler
Cutler has about as many jobs (1,188) as working residents, but only 65 people both live and work here. Jobs based here fell from 1,791 in 2013 to 1,188.
Most working residents leave Cutler for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Cutler fell to 1,188 in 2023, 603 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Visalia (15%), Fresno (8%) and Dinuba (8%).
| Cutler | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.6% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Cutler | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ledbetter County Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Cutler
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Cutler
About 5 of every 100 Cutler residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Cutler
Census-designated place in California, United States
Cutler is a community and census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 4,480 at the 2020 census, down from 5,000 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 361 ft
- ZIP code
- 93615
Cutler’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Cutler.
Cutler and Orosi report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Cutler with a neighbor →
Questions about Cutler
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cutler, CA a good place to live?
Cutler grades D overall, better than 10% of U.S. towns and #615 of 841 in California. It grades D for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Cutler, CA expensive?
That is 3.8 years of the area's median household income ($71,300 across the Visalia, CA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.