Squaw ValleyCA
A town of 3,361, settled in 1879.
Is Squaw Valley a good place to live?
Squaw Valley earns a D, ranked 592nd of 841 in California, mostly because of incomes. The median household income is $50K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line. In its favor, its schools outperform 64% of the state's. Squaw Valley’s average trip to work is 57 minutes, above both California’s towns (28 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On the outdoors, just 19 of California’s 1,064 towns do worse. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of U.S. communities, with wildfire at the top.
Squaw Valley has grown 13% from 2010 to 2020
3,162 counted in 2010 and 3,564 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Squaw Valley grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Squaw Valley is from typical.
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Moving to Squaw Valley: who provides what
Squaw Valley is unincorporated, so Fresno County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Squaw Valley.
Squaw Valley has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Fresno and beyond, but it is a long drive from an emergency room.
Wildfire leads a very high hazard risk in Squaw Valley
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestry Oak Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 3–12 | Grades 3–12 | 6 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Homes in Squaw Valley are worth about $388K, by Zillow’s estimate
The median property tax bill is $1,962, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Squaw Valley home is worth about $388,000, up 1.9% in a year, 49% below the California typical home. Squaw Valley’s median rent is $1,129 a month.
| Squaw Valley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,129 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 64% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents commute out of Squaw Valley
Squaw Valley has 254 jobs for its 1,134 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 56.8 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
Most working residents leave Squaw Valley for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Squaw Valley has added 49 jobs, to 254 in 2023. The top destinations are Fresno (23%), Clovis (6%) and Reedley (4%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Older than California overall
The median household earns $49,904, against $99,122 across California, one input to its D for jobs and income.
People 65 and older are 26% of residents (16% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (24% statewide). The median age in Squaw Valley is 50.7 years. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Squaw Valley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.7 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 16% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.2 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 100% are men (CA 51%).
| Squaw Valley | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.3% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.4% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.3% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.4% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.6% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.5% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.3% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.1% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.5% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 32.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.3% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.3% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,400, single groups can be off by several points
Squaw Valley has four seasons and hot summers
July afternoons average 96.5°, hotter than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 39°.
Squaw Valley has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain.
| Squaw Valley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 97°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 39°F | 41°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Squaw Valley trails 58% of U.S. towns
The nearest emergency room, Clovis Community Medical Center, is 27.4 miles away in a straight line. Against the 5,763 U.S. towns with household incomes like Squaw Valley’s, it is healthier than 81%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Squaw Valley beats the California average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 38% of Squaw Valley adults have high blood pressure.
| Squaw Valley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 29% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Squaw Valley | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.7% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.4% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Squaw Valley has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
11 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Squaw Valley
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Squaw Valley; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Squaw Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
96% of working residents leave Squaw Valley for work
Where Squaw Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Squaw Valley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Squaw Valley, CA a good place to live?
Squaw Valley grades D overall, better than 12% of U.S. towns and #592 of 841 in California. It grades C+ for health and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Squaw Valley, CA expensive?
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+.