Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Sanger grades C− overall, 544th among California's 841 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $410K for a typical one and 5.5 times the Fresno metro’s $74K median household income. Sanger’s July high is 99°F, above both the California town median (89°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Only 61 of California’s 1,064 towns score higher on hazard risk. Jeremiah D. and Mary Hyde House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Sanger beats most towns.
Where Sanger’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 Sanger is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,578 in 1920, 26,617 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 4 maps from 1923 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sanger, 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 Sanger.
Sanger carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of California (mostly earthquakes), fares better on crime within California than nationally and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns.
The median property tax bill is $2,520, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Sanger’s median rent is $1,209 a month. The typical Sanger home is worth about $410,000, up 2.7% in a year, 46% below the California typical home.
| Sanger | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,209 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 64% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Sanger Unified school district. Two of its 13 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Academic MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 1,539 | D− |
| Sanger HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,426 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Sanger beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 20% of Sanger adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Sanger | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 22% | 19% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Sanger | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.7% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 20.2% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 31.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 56% of California’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 517 to 401 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The violent crime rate in Sanger is 4.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Sanger | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.5 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 10.5 per 1,000 residents | 13.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Jobs based here grew from 5,989 in 2013 to 8,025.
Most working residents leave Sanger for work: only 15% work in town. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Sanger. Jobs based in Sanger grew to 8,025 in 2023, 2,036 more than in 2013.
| Sanger | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 5.4% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Fresno Yosemite Intl Ap weather station, 10 miles away, records that about 113 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 98.5°, hotter than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 39.3°.
Sanger has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 97% of California towns, with expected losses of about $99 per resident a year; that rating is what its B− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 2003, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sanger.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.0 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves.
| Sanger | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. John F. Kennedy | 0.3 mi | 10 |
| 2. Rotary Ball Park | — | 9 |
| 3. Cesar E. Chavez | 0.1 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sanger. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi National ParkSequoia National Park1.4M visitors a year
32 mi National ParkKings Canyon National Park780K visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaValley Children's Stadium
19 mi MuseumForestiere Underground Gardens
13 mi Stadium & arenaSave Mart Center
13 mi Stadium & arenaChukchansi ParkSequoia National Park: Alberto Carrasco Casado, CC BY 2.0 · Kings Canyon National Park: NileGuide.com (Josh Steinitz), CC BY 2.0 · Valley Children's Stadium: Emedina00, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forestiere Underground Gardens: R&sbwn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Save Mart Center: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Chukchansi Park: YAHQQLIGAN, CC BY 2.0
7 within 15 miles of the center of Sanger
About 7 of every 100 Sanger residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
10 notable people were born in Sanger.
City in California, United States
Sanger is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 26,617 at the 2020 census, up from 24,270 at the 2010 census. Sanger is located 13 miles (21 km) east-southeast of Fresno, at an elevation of 371 feet (113 m).
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Sanger grades C− overall, better than 15% of U.S. towns and #544 of 841 in California. It grades C− for health, C for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
10 notable people were born here, including Francis Rogallo and Tom Flores.
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