Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 99% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Overall it grades C, 405th among California's 841 graded towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $684K for a typical one and 6.2 times the Oxnard metro’s $110K median household income. Fillmore’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, against 28 minutes in California’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Fillmore's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 90% of U.S. towns. Bardsdale Methodist Episcopal Church is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Fillmore’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Fillmore is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,597 in 1920, 16,419 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 7 maps from 1900 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fillmore, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Fillmore.
Fillmore fares better on crime within California than nationally, has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Since 1978, 30 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fillmore.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Fillmore Unified school district. Two of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Fillmore Senior High, with 1,007 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fillmore MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 813 | – |
| Fillmore Senior HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,007 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Fillmore for work: only 10% work in town. Since 2013, Fillmore has added 171 jobs, to 2,405 in 2023. 7% of Fillmore residents live below the poverty line.
| Fillmore | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.7% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 40.7°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.3°.
Fillmore has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Fillmore’s January low is 41°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Fillmore | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 41°F | 40°F | 22°F |
| July high | 89°F | 89°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 14.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 89% of California’s graded towns. Reported crimes rose from 110 to 134 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Fillmore is 4.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Fillmore | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.6 per 1,000 residents | 13.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.1 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1.3 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Fillmore Nature Park, at 54 acres.
| Fillmore | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.9% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fillmore Nature Park | — | 54 |
| 2. Two Rivers Park | — | 21 |
| 3. Shiells Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical Fillmore home is worth about $684,000, up 1% in a year, 10% below the California typical home.
| Fillmore | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,870 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 64% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 9,585 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fillmore’s, it is less healthy than 64%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Fillmore beats the California average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 16% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Fillmore.
| Fillmore | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 72% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 22% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Fillmore | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 18% | 20.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 16.3% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fillmore. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw18 mi Theme parkSix Flags Magic Mountain3.3M visitors a year
Big draw39 mi LandmarkHollywood Sign
Big draw40 mi MuseumLa Brea Tar Pits
Big draw37 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Hollywood8.7M visitors a year
Big draw39 mi TheatreHollywood BowlHollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · Six Flags Magic Mountain: Alton, CC BY 3.0 · Hollywood Sign: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · La Brea Tar Pits: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Universal Studios Hollywood: 林振宇, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hollywood Bowl: Matthew Field, http://www.photography.mattfield.com, CC BY-SA 2.5
3 within 15 miles of the center of Fillmore
About 6 of every 100 Fillmore residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
4 notable people were born in Fillmore.
City in California, United States
Fillmore is a small city in Ventura County, California, United States, in the Santa Clara River Valley. In an agricultural area with rich, fertile soil, Fillmore has a historic downtown that was established when the Southern Pacific built the railroad through the valley in 1887. The rail line also provided a name for the town: J. A. Fillmore was a general superintendent for the company's Pacific system. The population was 16,419 at the 2020 census, up 9.4% from 15,002 during the 2010 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Fillmore grades C overall, better than 29% of U.S. towns and #405 of 841 in California. It grades B− for health, B for safety and C for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
4 notable people were born here, including Chad Hansen and Don Burroughs.
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