Old Fig GardenCA
A town of 5,503.
Is Old Fig Garden a good place to live?
Old Fig Garden grades C overall, ranked 417th of 841 in California, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 94% of U.S. towns. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $513K for a typical one and 6.9 times the Fresno metro’s $74K median household income. Old Fig Garden’s midsummer high is 98°F, against 89°F in California’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Only 101 of California’s 1,064 towns score higher on hazard risk.
What makes Old Fig Garden stand out
Where Old Fig Garden beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Old Fig Garden for work
Where Old Fig Garden’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Old Fig Garden grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Old Fig Garden is from typical.
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Moving to Old Fig Garden: who provides what
Old Fig Garden 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 Old Fig Garden.
Old Fig Garden has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
More than half of Old Fig Garden’s working residents commute to Fresno
Most people who work leave Old Fig Garden to do it: just 1% work in town. Old Fig Garden had 880 jobs in 2023, up 97 from 2013. Its typical journey to work is 24 minutes. The top destinations are Fresno (58%), Clovis (5%) and Visalia (2%).
| Old Fig Garden | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 20% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $106,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Old Fig Garden’s schools rank behind 62% of California districts
The largest public high school is Endeavor Charter, with 333 students. The Fresno Unified school district runs its public schools. Two of the 4 schools are below, and why each made the list.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wawona K-8Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 688 | – |
| Endeavor CharterLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 333 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Old Fig Garden has mild winters and hot summers
The Fresno Yosemite Intl Ap weather station, 5 miles away, records that about 113 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 98.2°, hotter than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 39.3°.
It almost never snows. The January low for Old Fig Garden comes to 39°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Old Fig Garden is less healthy than 62% of U.S. towns
Against the 7,766 U.S. towns with household incomes like Old Fig Garden’s, it is less healthy than 89%, so it trails even them.
In Old Fig Garden, 37% of adults have obesity. Of 32 CDC measures, Old Fig Garden beats the California average on 3 and trails it on 10.
| Old Fig Garden | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 29% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Old Fig Garden | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 65.4% | 57.5% |
| Fewer adults lacking emotional support | 24.7% | 28.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.5% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Young adults are less common in Old Fig Garden than in California
California has 37% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 41%. Adults 18 to 34 are nearly a fifth of residents (24% statewide); people 65 and older are 21% of residents (16% statewide). Old Fig Garden’s midpoint age is 42.2 years.
| Old Fig Garden | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.2 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.7 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Old Fig Garden | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.1% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.1% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.6% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.8% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.1% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.6% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.9% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16.6% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.2% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.7% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.7% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Old Fig Garden: inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in nearly three fifths of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Old Fig Garden, 61% come from inland flooding and 36% from earthquakes. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 1992: 4.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Old Fig Garden sells for about $356K
Homes sold in Old Fig Garden spent a median 102 days on the market. The midpoint rent in the town is $1,428 a month. Also worth knowing: 74% of Old Fig Garden households own their home.
| Old Fig Garden | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,428 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Valley Children's Stadium and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Old Fig Garden. Close and well known come first.
3 mi Stadium & arenaValley Children's Stadium
4 mi MuseumForestiere Underground Gardens
4 mi Stadium & arenaSave Mart Center
3 mi Zoo & aquariumFresno Chaffee Zoo
5 mi Stadium & arenaChukchansi Park3 mi Theme parkRoeding ParkPhoto credits
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 · Fresno Chaffee Zoo: Jim Moore, CC BY 2.0 · Chukchansi Park: YAHQQLIGAN, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Old Fig Garden
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Old Fig Garden
About 5 of every 100 Old Fig Garden residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Old Fig Garden
Census-designated place in California, United States
Old Fig Garden (formerly, Fig Garden) is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California. It lies at an elevation of 312 feet (95 m). The city of Fresno, through annexations, has entirely circled Fig Garden. Old Fig Garden's population was 5,477 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 312 ft
- Area code
- 559
Questions about Old Fig Garden
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Old Fig Garden, CA a good place to live?
Old Fig Garden grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #417 of 841 in California. It grades C+ for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Old Fig Garden, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $513,000, 33% 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.