West ParkCA
A town of 1,136.
Is West Park a good place to live?
West Park’s weakest subject grade is a D for health. 26% of residents live below the poverty line in West Park, above both the California town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 37 of California’s 1,058 towns score higher on cost of living. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 50 of California’s 1,064 towns do worse. West Park has 1 place on the National Register. West Park has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,136 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How West Park grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far West Park is from typical.
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Moving to West Park: who provides what
West Park 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 West Park.
Residents of West Park are less healthy than 86% of U.S. towns
West Park beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 34% of adults say their health is fair or poor in West Park, against 22% in California’s towns and 19% across U.S. towns. 37% of West Park adults get no exercise outside work.
| West Park | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 22% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 24% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 16% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | West Park | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.4% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 20.8% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
West Park’s schools rank ahead of 50% of California districts
Its public schools are run by the West Park Elementary school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Park ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 286 | D |
| West Park Charter AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 165 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
About half of West Park’s working residents commute to Fresno
Most working residents leave West Park for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in West Park is 21 minutes. Jobs based in West Park grew to 132 in 2023, 80 more than in 2013.
| West Park | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in West Park, with drought at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In West Park, expect mild winters and hot summers
West Park has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. West Park’s July high is 98°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Forestiere Underground Gardens and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Park. Close and well known come first.
7 mi MuseumForestiere Underground Gardens
9 mi Stadium & arenaValley Children's Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaSave Mart Center
4 mi Stadium & arenaChukchansi Park
4 mi Zoo & aquariumFresno Chaffee Zoo4 mi Theme parkRoeding ParkPhoto credits
Forestiere Underground Gardens: R&sbwn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Valley Children's Stadium: Emedina00, 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 West Park
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of West Park
About 3 of every 100 West Park residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
99% of working residents leave West Park for work
Where West Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About West Park
Census-designated place in California, United States
West Park is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California. It is located five miles (8 km) southwest of downtown Fresno, at an elevation of 266 ft (81 m). As of the 2020 census, West Park had a population of 1,053.
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- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 266 ft
- Area code
- 559
Questions about West Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is West Park, CA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.