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 peak summer temperature 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 home in Cutler is worth about $273K, on Zillow’s estimate
The median property tax bill is $924, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 1.6%. 35% of households are owner-occupiers in Cutler. The town’s rent at the middle of the market comes in at $1,249 a month.
| 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
The public schools here belong to the Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified school district. Its one school is below. The town’s only public school teaches 607 students.
| 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 get no exercise outside work
The share of adults in Cutler who sleep under 7 hours: 37%. Only 10 of the 847 California towns we compare have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Cutler. Against the California average, Cutler comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 21.
| 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
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Cutler
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.
In Cutler, the 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.
FEMA puts 46% of Cutler’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 31% to heat waves. Federal aid has come to Cutler households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2023.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cutler sends most of its workers out of town
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.
Commuting out is the norm in Cutler: 6% of working residents work locally. Jobs based locally fell to 1,188 in 2023, 603 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Visalia (15%), Fresno (8%) and Dinuba (8%). Its typical journey to work stands at 28 minutes.
| 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
1.3% of the land in Cutler is protected from building
For Cutler, the trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile. Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.1 miles. This California town has one park or preserve, 10 acres in all.
| 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−.