SunnysideCA
In California, this town has 4,639 residents.
Is Sunnyside a good place to live?
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Its weakest is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $539K, 7.2 years of the Fresno metro’s $74K median household income. It lags on schools as well: its schools rank behind 62% of the state's. Walkability is its strong suit — it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 86% of U.S. towns. Health is another plus: it is healthier than just over two thirds of U.S. towns. The overall grade comes out at C+, better than 36% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 325th of 841 in California. Sunnyside’s typical July afternoon high is 98°F, against 89°F in California’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
What makes Sunnyside stand out
Where Sunnyside beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Sunnyside for work
Where Sunnyside’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Sunnyside grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Sunnyside is from typical.
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Moving to Sunnyside: who provides what
Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside.
Sunnyside carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of California (mostly inland flooding), has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Sunnyside has set aside 0.2% of its land for conservation
For Sunnyside, the trail network density is 1.7 miles per square mile.
| Sunnyside | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.7 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For schools, Sunnyside earns a C+
The Sanger Unified school district runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Sunnyside’s public school: 838 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| John S. Wash ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 838 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
More than half of Sunnyside’s working residents commute to Fresno
Jobs based here grew from 389 in 2013 to 757.
Most people who work leave Sunnyside to do it: just 2% work in town. Its middle household income is $114,000. Since 2013, Sunnyside has added 368 jobs, to 757 in 2023. The top destinations are Fresno (51%), Clovis (6%) and Sanger (3%).
| Sunnyside | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $114,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Work from home | 9.7% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sunnyside ranks healthier than 68% of the country’s towns
Against the 6,578 U.S. towns with household incomes like Sunnyside’s, it is less healthy than 61%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
13% of Sunnyside adults report frequent physical distress. The town beats the California average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. Among adults here, 19% have been diagnosed with depression and 15% report frequent mental distress.
| Sunnyside | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sunnyside | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.3% | 14.9% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 7.8% | 9.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.2% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Sunnyside
The Fresno Yosemite Intl Ap weather station 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 39.4°.
The January low for Sunnyside comes to 39°F. Snow is a rarity.
| Sunnyside | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 98°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 39°F | 41°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
An age mix much like California’s
Among residents in Sunnyside, 24% are under 18. No broad age group is more than 4 points off the California average. Just over a third of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 37% across California.
| Sunnyside | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.6 years | 39.1 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Sunnyside | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.1% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.6% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.5% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.9% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.4% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.5% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.2% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.8% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.3% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,600, single groups can be off by several points
Sunnyside has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 91% of California towns, with expected losses of about $146 per resident a year; that rating is what its B− for hazard risk is built on.
FEMA puts 66% of Sunnyside’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 31% to earthquakes. The natural-hazard score from FEMA in the town is 52 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Sunnyside sells for about $642K
Sunnyside’s going rate for rent stands at $1,324 a month. For households in the town, the share who own their home is 81%.
| Sunnyside | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,324 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Valley Children's Stadium and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sunnyside. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Stadium & arenaValley Children's Stadium
39 mi National ParkKings Canyon National Park780K visitors a year
12 mi MuseumForestiere Underground Gardens
6 mi Stadium & arenaSave Mart Center
5 mi Stadium & arenaChukchansi Park
7 mi Zoo & aquariumFresno Chaffee ZooPhoto credits
Valley Children's Stadium: Emedina00, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kings Canyon National Park: NileGuide.com (Josh Steinitz), CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Fresno Chaffee Zoo: Jim Moore, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Sunnyside
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Sunnyside
About 7 of every 100 Sunnyside residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
About Sunnyside
Census-designated place in California, United States
Sunnyside (formerly, Maltermoro) is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 5 miles (8 km) north-northeast of Malaga, at an elevation of 328 ft (100 m). It is an eastern suburb of Fresno. At the 2020 census, Sunnyside's population was 4,627. The Maltermoro post office operated from 1894 to 1913. The name honored postmaster George H. Malter.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 328 ft
- Area code
- 559
Sunnyside’s neighbors
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Questions about Sunnyside
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sunnyside, CA a good place to live?
Sunnyside grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #325 of 841 in California. It grades B+ for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Sunnyside, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $539,000, 29% below the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.