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MillertonCA

A town of 1,159, settled in 1853.

Is Millerton a good place to live?

The best of Millerton’s subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for schools; the weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Millerton’s income of the median household is $207,000, above both California’s towns ($95,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). On walkability, just 25 of California’s 1,063 towns do worse. Millerton’s concentration of trails is 4.4 miles per square mile, above both the California town median (1.0) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Millerton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

Small town

1,159 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

How Millerton grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Millerton is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Millerton: who provides what

Millerton is unincorporated, so Fresno County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPG&E37.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesFresno CountyFresno County provides services here
SchoolsClovis Unified School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereFresno County Clerk, Registrar of VotersFresno County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2021
ZIP code9362693626 100%Census 2020

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 Millerton.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D−

Millerton has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from wildfire

Millerton’s FEMA risk score comes in at 95 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 62% come from wildfires and 33% from inland flooding.

95risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
95Very high riskLowerHigher
WildfireInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Millerton’s workers commute out

The top destinations are Fresno (33%), Clovis (9%) and Auberry (7%). Most people who work leave Millerton to do it: just 1% work in town. The town’s mean commuting time stands at 36 minutes. It had 47 jobs in 2023, up 44 from 2013.

1%work in town
MillertonCalifornia townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work36 minutes28 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town0.7%6.6%8%

Where working residents work

In Millerton1%
Fresno33%
Clovis9%
Auberry7%
Shaver Lake3%
18 mi
median commute distance
47
jobs based in Millerton
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthB+

On CDC estimates, Millerton is healthier than 67% of U.S. towns

Among adults in Millerton, 33% sleep under 7 hours and 13% report frequent physical distress. The town does better than the California average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. The share of adults in Millerton who had a checkup this year: 73%.

67%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
MillertonCalifornia townsU.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)73%72%79%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)33%35%36%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)13%14%14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)35%29%35%
32 measures vs. California
7 better24 too close to call1 worse
What stands outMillertonCA
Fewer uninsured adults7.4%10.6%
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth8%10.6%
More adults with obesity34.6%27.8%
Valley Children's Hospital
10.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Millerton

In Millerton, the July high is 98°F.

98°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter39–58°
Spring48–74°
Summer62–96°
Fall51–79°
Dec 1
typical first frost
Mar 9
typical last frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
98°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 1 of 1,251 acres
8.8 mi
of trails · 4.4 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

3
homes sold in April

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Nearby attractions

Yosemite National Park and 13 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Millerton. Close and well known come first.

All 39 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Yosemite National Park: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Fresno Chaffee Zoo: Jim Moore, CC BY 2.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Millerton

17pages on Millerton
After high school

Colleges nearby

4 within 15 miles of the center of Millerton

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Millerton for work

Where Millerton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

33% → Fresno Fresno 33% 9% → Clovis Clovis 9% 7% → Auberry Auberry 7% 3% → Shaver Lake Shaver Lake 3% 2% → Madera Madera 2% 1% → Santa Clara Santa Clara 1% Millerton · 1% stay
47jobs based in Millerton
1%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Questions about Millerton

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Millerton, CA expensive?

The typical home is worth about $617,000, 19% 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 C.