The best of Richgrove’s subject grades is an A− for the outdoors; the weakest is a D− for incomes. 33% of residents live below the poverty line in Richgrove, against 10% in California’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 23 of California’s 1,064 towns score lower on health. Richgrove has 1 place on the National Register. Richgrove has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA⁻OutdoorsWeakestD⁻Jobs & income D⁻Health

A shrinking town

Richgrove has shrunk 18% from 2010 to 2020

2,882 counted in 2010 and 2,358 in 2020.

2,8822010

2,3582020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

How Richgrove grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Richgrove is from typical.

How grading works

Jobs & incomeD⁻Open →HealthLess healthy than 96% of U.S. towns; Adventist Health Delano 7.8 miles awayD⁻Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.3 of 20; 7.1% of households have no car; 2.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $249K, 3.5 years of the Visalia metro’s $71K median household incomeBOpen →SchoolsB⁻Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 44% of U.S. communities; earthquakes tops the listB⁻Open →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksA⁻Open →HistoryDOpen →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Climate–Open →Housing market$249K typical home, down 0.5% in a year–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 27.0–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Richgrove: who provides what

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

PowerSouthern California Edison31.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterRichgrove Community Services District4 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesTulare CountyTulare County provides services here

SchoolsDelano Joint Union High School District Richgrove Elementary School District2 districts serve Richgrove; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES

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 code9326193261 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 Richgrove.

HousingCost of living grade B

Richgrove stands out in California and nationally: the median rent there is lower

Richgrove’s median rent is $961 a month, below both California’s towns ($1,896 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 52% of households own their home in Richgrove. The typical Richgrove home is worth about $249,000, about the same as a year ago, 67% below the California typical home.

$249KZillow home value

	Richgrove	California towns	U.S. towns
Households that own their home	52%	64%	73%
Median rent	$961 a month	$1,896 a month	$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Richgrove$249K

California$762K

−0.5%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

Full pageRichgrove’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page

Prices over the yearsAbout the same as a year ago Years of income to buyA typical home costs 5.5 years of income Rents$961 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

SchoolsB⁻

Richgrove’s public schools outperform 54% of California districts

Its public schools are run by the Richgrove Elementary school district. Its one school is below.

54%of CA districts it outscoresB⁻School Grade

School	Level	Students	Letter
Richgrove ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8	Grades K–8	477	D⁻

Full pageRichgrove’s schools pageOpen the page

The districtsRichgrove Elementary Every school1 school · Richgrove Elementary Questions“Are Richgrove’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation

HealthD⁻

More of Richgrove’s adults say their health is fair or poor than in the typical California or U.S. town

44% of Richgrove adults say their health is fair or poor. Among 848 California towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Richgrove. 40% of Richgrove adults feel lonely.

4%healthier than U.S. townsD⁻Health Grade

	Richgrove	California towns	U.S. towns
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	44%	22%	19%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	19%	12%	12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	21%	14%	14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	47%	24%	25%

32 measures vs. California

1 better8 too close to call23 worse

What stands out	Richgrove	CA
Fewer adults who have had cancer	3.6%	6.4%
More uninsured adults	31.8%	10.6%

Adventist Health Delano

7.8 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: mental health

Full pageRichgrove’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby7.8 miles to an ER · Adventist Health Delano How adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than CA on 1 of 32

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

Work & commuteJobs & income grade D⁻

Most of Richgrove’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Richgrove for work: only 2% work in town. Richgrove’s median household income is $45,000. Since 2013, Richgrove has added 37 jobs, to 191 in 2023.

2%work in town

	Richgrove	California towns	U.S. towns
Median household income	$45,000	$95,000	$80,000
Working residents who work in town	1.9%	6.6%	8%
Average trip to work	25 minutes	28 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Richgrove2%

Delano11%

Bakersfield7%

Fresno5%

Porterville3%

33 mi

median commute distance

191

jobs based in Richgrove

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Walkability grade: more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns

Full pageRichgrove’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here191 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work2% work in Richgrove Commute times25 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 33 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Richgrove, expect mild winters and hot summers

Richgrove has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in Richgrove is 99°F.

99°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter40–60°

Spring50–77°

Summer66–96°

Fall53–80°

Dec 8

typical first frost

Jan 31

typical last frost

+1.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

99°

typical summer high

Full pageRichgrove’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 99°, January lows 39°Rain & snow7″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+1.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B⁻

Moderate risk in Richgrove, with earthquakes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.

44risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

EarthquakesInland floodingHeat waves

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageRichgrove’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Richgrove Get readyReady for earthquakes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Richgrove

16pages on Richgrove

The big questions

SchoolsB⁻Beat 54% of CA districts · 1 school HealthD⁻Better than CA on 1 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingB$249K typical home · down 0.5% in a year Work & commuteD⁻$45K median household income · 191 jobs here Natural hazardsB⁻FEMA risk higher than 44% of U.S. communities · earthquakes

Out and about

PlacesAttractions14 nearby · California Living Museum 28 mi LibraryDelano Branch Library Colleges

The story

HistoryDSettled 1911 Climate99° summer highs

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 93261 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Richgrove; the nearest are

Porterville CollegeCommunity college · Public · Porterville18.2 mi$1,438 in-state tuition California State University-BakersfieldUniversity or college · Public · Bakersfield30.9 mi$8,090 in-state tuition

About 5 of every 100 Richgrove residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Richgrove for work

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

191jobs based in Richgrove

2%of working residents work in town

33 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Richgrove

Census-designated place in California, United States

Richgrove is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 2,358 at the 2020 United States census, down from 2,882 at the 2010 census.

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

Area: 0.5 sq mi
Elevation: 515 ft
ZIP code: 93261
Area code: 661

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