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Patterson TractCA

A town of 2,090.

Is Patterson Tract a good place to live?

Patterson Tract’s best subject grade is a B+ for incomes; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Patterson Tract’s July high is 98°F, above both California’s towns (89°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). Only 16 of California’s 1,063 towns score lower on walkability. Only 55 of California’s 1,064 towns score lower on the outdoors. Patterson Tract has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Patterson Tract for work

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

34% → Visalia Visalia 34% 7% → Fresno Fresno 7% 4% → Tulare Tulare 4% 3% → Hanford Hanford 3% 2% → Los Angeles Los Angeles 2% 2% → Exeter Exeter 2% Patterson Tract · 1% stay
112jobs based in Patterson Tract
1%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Patterson Tract grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Patterson Tract 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 Patterson Tract: who provides what

Patterson Tract is unincorporated, so Tulare County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerSouthern California Edison31.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPatterson Tract Csd water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesTulare CountyTulare County provides services here
SchoolsVisalia 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 hereTulare County Registrar of VotersTulare County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2025
ZIP code9329193291 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 Patterson Tract.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+

Most of Patterson Tract’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Patterson Tract for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Patterson Tract grew to 112 in 2023, 63 more than in 2013. Patterson Tract’s average trip to work is 28 minutes, near the California town median (28 minutes) and above the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).

1%work in town
Patterson TractCalifornia townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town1.3%6.6%8%
Average trip to work28 minutes28 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$96,000$95,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Patterson Tract1%
Visalia34%
Fresno7%
Tulare4%
Hanford3%
12 mi
median commute distance
112
jobs based in Patterson Tract
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthC

On CDC estimates, Patterson Tract is less healthy than 73% of U.S. towns

Patterson Tract beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 20% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Patterson Tract.

27%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
Patterson TractCalifornia townsU.S. towns
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)20%9%8.1%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)68%72%79%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)30%22%19%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)27%16%14%
32 measures vs. California
1 better18 too close to call13 worse
What stands outPatterson TractCA
Fewer adults who have had cancer5.6%6.4%
More uninsured adults19.8%10.6%
Kaweah Health Medical Center
3.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−

Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Patterson Tract

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.

76risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
76High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat wavesEarthquakes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Patterson Tract

Patterson Tract has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The January low in Patterson Tract is 39°F.

98°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter39–59°
Spring49–76°
Summer64–95°
Fall51–80°
Dec 13
typical first frost
Jan 23
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
98°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Patterson Tract

15pages on Patterson Tract
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Patterson Tract

About Patterson Tract

Census-designated place in California, United States

Patterson Tract is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Patterson Tract sits at an elevation of 328 feet (100 m). The 2020 United States census reported Patterson Tract's population was 1,888.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
1.4 sq mi
Elevation
328 ft

Patterson Tract’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Patterson Tract.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownCA rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Patterson Tract——C+—B−C
Visalia#575DDC−BB−

Patterson Tract has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Patterson Tract reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Patterson Tract with a neighbor →

Questions about Patterson Tract

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Patterson Tract, CA expensive?

Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.