West ParkCA
A town in California, home to 1,136 people.
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
Against the California average, West Park comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 20. For adults 18 to 64 locally, the share who have no health insurance is 21%. Among adults locally, 37% get no exercise outside work and 32% worry about having enough food.
| 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
The public schools here belong to the West Park Elementary school district. Its two schools are below. 2 public schools serve West Park, with 451 students in all.
| 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. This California town had 132 jobs in 2023, up 80 from 2013. Also worth knowing: its typical journey to work stands at 21 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 10 miles away.
| 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
Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 53% come from drought and 24% from earthquakes. West Park’s FEMA hazard score stands at 75 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In West Park, expect mild winters and hot summers
In West Park, the peak summer temperature is 98°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in West Park sells for about $600K at the median
Among households in West Park, 58% live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
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?
The typical home is worth about $252,000, 67% 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 B.