Is Tarpey Village a good place to live?
Some subjects shine; others lag. Its weakest is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $346K, 4.6 years of the Fresno metro’s $74K median household income. Incomes are weaker too: the median household income is $90K, and just over a fifth of residents live below the poverty line. Schools are its strong suit — its schools rank ahead of 84% of California towns. The overall grade comes out at C+, 329th of 841 in California. Set against the rest, it does better than 35% of U.S. towns. Tarpey Village’s typical July afternoon high is 99°F, above both California’s towns (89°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). The town’s concentration of trails is 1.3 miles per square mile, where California’s towns sit at 1.0 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · NOAA normals, 1991–2020 · OpenStreetMap.
How Tarpey Village grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Tarpey Village is from typical.
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100% of working residents leave Tarpey Village for work
Where Tarpey Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Tarpey Village.
Tarpey Village has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Fresno and beyond, but it has poverty well above the California rate.
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More than half of Tarpey Village’s working residents commute to Fresno
Tarpey Village has 235 jobs for its 1,691 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 19.6 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Tarpey Village rose by 47, to 235. 22% of residents live below the poverty line in the town. Only 2 of the 847 California towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Tarpey Village. For Tarpey Village, the average trip to work is 20 minutes.
| Tarpey Village | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Tarpey Village has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities. 61% of Tarpey Village’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 37%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Tarpey Village
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 98.6°, hotter than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 39.4°.
Snow is a rarity. For Tarpey Village, the January low is 39°F.
| Tarpey Village | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 99°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 39°F | 41°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Tarpey Village is less healthy than 50% of U.S. towns
Against the California average, Tarpey Village comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 6. 15% of Tarpey Village adults binge drink.
| Tarpey Village | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Tarpey Village | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 74.3% | 71.3% |
| More adults with obesity | 34.9% | 27.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A larger share of households in Tarpey Village own their home than in the typical California or U.S. town
The median property tax bill is $2,171, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Tarpey Village’s midpoint rent comes in at $2,163 a month.
| Tarpey Village | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $2,163 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Tarpey Village
Valley Children's Stadium and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tarpey Village. Close and well known come first.
3 mi Stadium & arenaValley Children's Stadium
40 mi National ParkKings Canyon National Park780K visitors a year
2 mi Stadium & arenaSave Mart Center
10 mi MuseumForestiere Underground Gardens
7 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 · Save Mart Center: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Forestiere Underground Gardens: R&sbwn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chukchansi Park: YAHQQLIGAN, CC BY 2.0 · Fresno Chaffee Zoo: Jim Moore, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Tarpey Village: who provides what
Tarpey Village 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.
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Tarpey Village
About 9 of every 100 Tarpey Village residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
About Tarpey Village
Census-designated place in California, United States
Tarpey Village is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California, between Fresno and Clovis, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the latter, near Tarpey. Tarpey Village falls within the Clovis Unified School District. It lies at an elevation of 351 ft (107 m). At the 2020 census, the population was 3,997.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 351 ft
- Area code
- 559
Tarpey Village’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Tarpey Village.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarpey Village | #329 | C+ | C− | — | A− | B− |
| Clovis | #242 | C+ | D− | C | A− | B+ |
| Fresno | #662 | D | D | D | B | C |
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Questions about Tarpey Village
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tarpey Village, CA a good place to live?
Tarpey Village grades C+ overall, better than 35% of U.S. towns and #329 of 841 in California. It grades B− for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Tarpey Village, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $346,000, 55% 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 C−.
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