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Patterson TractCA

A town of 2,090.

Population
2,090
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$394K
Census ACS
Household income
$96K
median
Median age
34.7
years
Jobs based here
112
A commuter town

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. 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.

WeakestD−WalkabilityC−Hazard riskCHealth
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

WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.3 of 20; 1.7% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →HealthKaweah Health Medical Center 3.6 miles awayCOpen →Jobs & income$96K median household incomeB+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $394K, 5.5 years of the Visalia metro’s $71K median household incomeC+Open →SchoolsBeat 54% of California districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksDOpen →HistoryC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 34.7; 17% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

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+

With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Patterson Tract work out of town

The top destinations are Visalia (34%), Fresno (7%) and Tulare (4%). Jobs in Patterson Tract grew by 63 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 112. In Patterson Tract, 1.3% of working residents work locally, where California’s towns sit at 6.6% and U.S. towns at 8%. Half the trips to work are shorter than 12 miles.

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
Full pagePatterson Tract’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here112 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work1% work in Patterson TractCommute times28 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 12 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthC

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

In Patterson Tract, 27% of adults worry about having enough food, above both the California town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). This California town beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. Also worth knowing: among adults locally, 30% say their health is fair or poor.

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
Full pagePatterson Tract’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby3.6 miles to an ER · Kaweah Health Medical CenterHow adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than CA on 1 of 32

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−

Natural hazards: high risk in Patterson Tract, mostly inland flooding

Expected losses in Patterson Tract break down as 54% from inland flooding and 23% from heat waves. In Patterson Tract, the FEMA hazard score is 76 of 100.

76risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
76High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat wavesEarthquakes
Full pagePatterson Tract’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesHigh riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters21 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready3 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Expect mild winters and hot summers in Patterson Tract

For Patterson Tract, the midsummer high is 98°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
Full pagePatterson Tract’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 98°, January lows 39°Rain & snow10″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard ofHeating & coolingBoth heating and coolingThen and now+1.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Patterson Tract

15pages on Patterson Tract
The big questions
SchoolsB−Beat 54% of CA districtsHealthCBetter than CA on 1 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingC+Work & commuteB+$96K median household income · 112 jobs hereNatural hazardsC−FEMA risk higher than 76% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
PlacesAttractions20 nearby · Visalia Fox Theatre 3 miLibraryVisalia Branch LibraryCollegesCollege of the Sequoias is 4 mi away
The story
Climate98° summer highs
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Patterson Tract

College of the SequoiasCommunity college · Public · Visalia4 mi$1,394 in-state tuitionSan Joaquin Valley College-VisaliaUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Visalia6.1 mi

About 3 of every 100 Patterson Tract residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

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.

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VisaliaVisaliaPatterson Tract
Visalia
SW · 34% of Patterson Tract workers commute here
Visit
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+.