Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 8,966 people, the town was settled in 1888.
More weak spots than strong ones. Its lowest grade is for health (D) — residents are less healthy than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also trails on incomes: the median household income is $55K, and 22% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $303K, 4.3 years of the Visalia metro’s $71K median household income. Hazard risk is its strong suit (B). The overall grade lands at D−, 704th of 841 in California. Nationally, it does better than 5% of U.S. towns. Orosi Branch Library is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Orosi’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 Orosi is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,048 in 1960, a low of 1,048 in 1960, 8,329 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2009 and 3 maps from 1923 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Orosi is unincorporated, so Tulare 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Orosi.
Orosi carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of California (mostly inland flooding) and has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has poverty well above the California rate.
The median property tax bill is $1,726, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
In Orosi, 56% of households are owner-occupiers. The town’s rent at the middle of the market is $1,204 a month, against $1,898 a month in California’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. The typical home value in the town is about $303,000, up 2.5% in a year, 60% below the California typical home.
| Orosi | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,204 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The public schools here belong to the Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified school district. The largest public high school is Orosi High, with 1,108 students. Two of its 5 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Monte MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 844 | C− |
| Orosi HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,108 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
For adults in Orosi, the share who have obesity is 39%. 41% of Orosi adults say their health is fair or poor, above both California’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (19%). Against the California average, Orosi comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 22.
| Orosi | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 22% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Orosi | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.9% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 28.6% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The top destinations are Visalia (15%), Dinuba (9%) and Fresno (8%). Only a tenth of working residents stay in Orosi for work; the rest commute out. Also worth knowing: in Orosi, the typical journey to work is 29 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 16 miles away.
| Orosi | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.8% | 6.6% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Lemon Cove weather station, 18 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 307 days, longer than in 95% of U.S. towns. The Lemon Cove weather station, 18 miles away, records that about 125 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
For Orosi, the typical July afternoon high is 98°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 95% of California towns, with expected losses of about $172 per resident a year; that rating is what its B for hazard risk is built on.
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Orosi after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2023. The risk rating from FEMA locally is 42 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 46% come from inland flooding and 29% from heat waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Orosi
About 8 of every 100 Orosi residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
Census-designated place in California, United States
Orosi is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 8,329 at the 2020 census, down from 8,770 at the 2010 census.
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One town shares a border with Orosi.
Orosi and Cutler report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Orosi with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Orosi grades D− overall, better than 5% of U.S. towns and #704 of 841 in California. It grades D for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
2 notable people were born here, including Tad Wieman and Howie Yeager.