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Home to Reedley College.
Reedley earns a D, 683rd among California's 841 graded towns, mostly because of health and incomes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 89% of the country. The median household income is $63K, and 22% of residents live below the poverty line. In its favor, it is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns. Reedley’s violent crime rate is 7.7 per 1,000 residents, against 2.9 in California’s towns and 1.6 across U.S. towns. Reedley's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 96% of U.S. towns. Reedley is home to Reedley College.
Where Reedley beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Reedley is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,447 in 1920, 25,227 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 5 maps from 1924 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Reedley, and how to reach them.
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 Reedley.
Reedley fares better on crime within California than nationally and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it is a long drive from an emergency room.
The nearest emergency room, Clovis Community Medical Center, is 20.2 miles away in a straight line.
35% of Reedley adults say their health is fair or poor. Reedley beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 38% of Reedley adults get no exercise outside work.
| Reedley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 22% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 24% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 16% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Reedley | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.6% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 22.8% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Kings Canyon Joint Unified school district. Three of its 13 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silas BartschLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 606 | B− |
| Reedley HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,804 | B+ |
| Reedley Middle College HighTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 255 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
The median property tax bill is $2,312, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Reedley home is worth about $390,000, up 2.7% in a year, 49% below the California typical home. 56% of households own their home in Reedley.
| Reedley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,288 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 34.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 63% of California’s graded towns.
Reedley’s property crime rate is 7.1 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Fresno Yosemite Intl Ap weather station, 20 miles away, records that about 113 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 98.3°, hotter than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 39.1°.
Reedley has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in Reedley is 98°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Reedley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 98°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 39°F | 41°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 5 of Reedley’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Reedley grew to 7,086 in 2023, 414 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Fresno (17%), Dinuba (5%) and Visalia (5%).
| Reedley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 20% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Work from home | 5.9% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Reedley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.5% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Reedley Sports Park | 0.6 mi | 14 |
| 2. Mueller Park | 0.4 mi | 7 |
| 3. Cricket Hollow Park | — | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Reedley
About 8 of every 100 Reedley residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
2 places in Reedley on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Reedley.
City in California, United States
Reedley is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. It is located in the San Joaquin Valley, 22 miles (35 km) east-southeast of Fresno, at an elevation of 348 feet (106 m). The population at the 2020 census was 25,227. Its chief economic source is agriculture, particularly fruit and vegetable cultivation and has thus dubbed itself "The World's Fruit Basket". Reedley is situated along the Kings River, downstream from Centerville. Reedley hosts several cultural festivals, including but not limited to the Reedley Fiesta, and the Electrical Farm Equipment Parade. Reedley is named for Thomas Law Reed, a Civil War veteran who gave half of his holdings to the township in 1888.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Reedley grades D overall, better than 6% of U.S. towns and #683 of 841 in California. It grades D for health, C− for safety and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. That is 5.2 years of the area's median household income ($74,468 across the Fresno, CA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
5 notable people were born here, including Kris Holmes and Rob Lock.
