Madera RanchosCA
A town of 3,037. Public schools that outperform most of California.
Is Madera Ranchos a good place to live?
Madera Ranchos grades C+ overall, 262nd among California's 841 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $127K and its schools rank ahead of 76% of California towns. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $493K for a typical one and 6.6 times the Fresno metro’s $74K median household income. Madera Ranchos’ July high is 98°F, where California’s towns sit at 89°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Only 74 of California’s 1,064 towns score lower on the outdoors. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 79% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top.
What makes Madera Ranchos stand out
Where Madera Ranchos beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Madera Ranchos for work
Where Madera Ranchos’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Madera Ranchos grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Madera Ranchos is from typical.
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Moving to Madera Ranchos: who provides what
Madera Ranchos is unincorporated, so Madera 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 Madera Ranchos.
Madera Ranchos has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and owes part of its health edge to its incomes, but it has commutes longer than most of California.
0% of Madera Ranchos is conserved land
2.6 miles of trail. Madera Ranchos’ trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Madera Ranchos’ grade for schools is an A−
Public schools: the Golden Valley Unified school district. Its two schools are below. Madera Ranchos’ only public school teaches 634 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webster ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 634 | B+ |
| Foothill Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–9 | Grades K–9 | 6 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
High risk in Madera Ranchos, with inland flooding at the top
44% of Madera Ranchos’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 22%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Madera Ranchos’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.3 jobs for each of them
The average commute for its 1,464 working residents takes 36.5 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
Just 3% of Madera Ranchos’s working residents have a job in town. The typical journey to work for Madera Ranchos comes to 37 minutes. The town had 492 jobs in 2023, up 34 from 2013. The top destinations are Fresno (38%), Madera (7%) and Clovis (4%).
| Madera Ranchos | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $127,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than California overall
26% of residents are 65 or older in Madera Ranchos. Adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (24% statewide); children under 18 are 33% of residents (22% statewide). Four-year graduates: 37% of adults 25 and older here, 37% across California.
| Madera Ranchos | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
58% women, 42% men
About 73 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±6.4 points). Across California, 50.1% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 100% are men (CA 51%).
| Madera Ranchos | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.5% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17.9% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.2% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.1% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.5% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 19.7% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.9% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.8% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.6% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.5% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.3% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,000, single groups can be off by several points
In Madera Ranchos, expect mild winters and hot summers
The Friant Government Camp weather station, 10 miles away, records that about 118 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 97.8°, hotter than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 38.8°.
For Madera Ranchos, the January low is 39°F. It almost never snows.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Madera Ranchos is healthier than 52% of U.S. towns
Against the 4,896 U.S. towns with household incomes like Madera Ranchos’s, it is less healthy than 90%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Of 32 CDC measures, Madera Ranchos beats the California average on 1 and trails it on 6. Among adults here, 74% had a checkup this year.
| Madera Ranchos | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 22% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Madera Ranchos | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 67.5% | 57.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.1% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Madera Ranchos stands out in California and nationally: a larger share of its households are owner-occupiers
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Forestiere Underground Gardens and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Madera Ranchos. Close and well known come first.
8 mi MuseumForestiere Underground Gardens
10 mi Stadium & arenaValley Children's Stadium
11 mi Stadium & arenaSave Mart Center
13 mi Zoo & aquariumFresno Chaffee Zoo
14 mi Stadium & arenaChukchansi Park
39 mi Scenic railwayYosemite Mountain Sugar Pine RailroadPhoto credits
Forestiere Underground Gardens: R&sbwn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Valley Children's Stadium: Emedina00, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Save Mart Center: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Fresno Chaffee Zoo: Jim Moore, CC BY 2.0 · Chukchansi Park: YAHQQLIGAN, CC BY 2.0 · Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad: Bobtalbot61, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Madera Ranchos
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Madera Ranchos
About 7 of every 100 Madera Ranchos residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
About Madera Ranchos
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Madera Ranchos is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Madera County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 341 feet (104 m). As of the 2020 census it had a population of 3,623. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Madera Ranchos as a census-designated place (CDP).
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- Elevation
- 341 ft
Questions about Madera Ranchos
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Madera Ranchos, CA a good place to live?
Madera Ranchos grades C+ overall, better than 43% of U.S. towns and #262 of 841 in California. It grades B− for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Madera Ranchos, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $493,000, 35% 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 D.