Del ReyCA
A town of 1,654, settled in 1898.
Is Del Rey a good place to live?
Del Rey’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D for walkability. Del Rey has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Del Rey stand out
Where Del Rey beats most towns.
Del Rey has shrunk 17% from 2010 to 2020
1,639 counted in 2010 and 1,358 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Del Rey grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Del Rey is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Del Rey: who provides what
Del Rey 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 Del Rey.
Del Rey stands out in California and nationally, with the median rent lower than most
The share of households in Del Rey who live in a home they own is 55%, where California’s towns sit at 64% and U.S. towns at 73%. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 4.8%.
| Del Rey | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $742 a month | $1,896 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 55% | 64% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Del Rey’s public schools outperform 67% of California districts
Its one school is below. The Sanger Unified school district runs its public schools. Del Rey’s only public school teaches 234 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Rey ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 234 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Residents of Del Rey are less healthy than four in five U.S. towns
The town does better than the California average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 14. The share of adults in Del Rey who smoke cigarettes is 12%, above California’s towns (11%) but below U.S. towns (14%). Among adults in the town, 36% get no exercise outside work.
| Del Rey | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 22% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 16% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Del Rey | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.3% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 31.8% | 35.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 22.5% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of residents in Del Rey live below the poverty line than in the typical California or U.S. town
Most working residents leave Del Rey for work: only 2% work in town. Del Rey’s typical journey to work is 25 minutes. Also worth knowing: since 2013, Del Rey has lost 53 jobs, to 407 in 2023. The top destinations are Fresno (23%), Sanger (7%) and Visalia (5%).
| Del Rey | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 34% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Del Rey is drought, at a moderate overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Del Rey, 71% come from drought and 14% from earthquakes. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sequoia National Park and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Del Rey. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi National ParkSequoia National Park1.4M visitors a year
34 mi National ParkKings Canyon National Park780K visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaValley Children's Stadium
19 mi MuseumForestiere Underground Gardens
13 mi Stadium & arenaSave Mart Center
12 mi Stadium & arenaChukchansi ParkPhoto credits
Sequoia National Park: Alberto Carrasco Casado, CC BY 2.0 · Kings Canyon National Park: NileGuide.com (Josh Steinitz), CC BY 2.0 · 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
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Everything we know about Del Rey
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Del Rey
About 7 of every 100 Del Rey residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
About Del Rey
Census-designated place in California, United States
Del Rey (Spanish for "of the King") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 1,358 at the 2020 census, down from 1,639 at the 2010 census. Del Rey is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-southwest of Sanger, at an elevation of 344 (105 m).
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 344 ft
- ZIP code
- 93616
- Area code
- 559
Questions about Del Rey
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Del Rey, CA expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.