FresnoTX
A town of 24,560.
Is Fresno a good place to live?
Fresno grades C overall, 289th of 640 graded towns in Texas, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $91K. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $271K for a typical one and 3.3 times the Houston metro’s $82K median household income. Fresno’s median rent is $2,028 a month, above both Texas’ towns ($1,206 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 81% of U.S. towns.
Fresno has grown 28% from 2010 to 2020
19,069 counted in 2010 and 24,486 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Fresno grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Fresno is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Reliant Stadium and 44 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fresno. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaReliant Stadium
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaDaikin Park
15 mi MuseumRothko Chapel
16 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Center
15 mi Stadium & arenaTDECU Stadium
16 mi Stadium & arenaShell Energy StadiumPhoto credits
Reliant Stadium: User eschipul on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Daikin Park: Delaywaves, CC BY 3.0 · Rothko Chapel: Unknown, Public domain · Toyota Center: Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 · TDECU Stadium: Brian Reading, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Shell Energy Stadium: HDFC PR, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Fresno: who provides what
Fresno is unincorporated, so Fort Bend 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 Fresno.
Fresno has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns, has less cancer than most of Texas and sends most of its workers to Houston and beyond.
More than half of Fresno’s working residents commute to Houston
Fresno has 522 jobs for its 11,268 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Fresno for work: only 0% work in town. Fresno’s average trip to work is 34 minutes. Since 2013, Fresno has lost 67 jobs, to 522 in 2023.
| Fresno | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.6% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fresno’s schools rank ahead of 67% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Fort Bend ISD. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lula Belle Goodman ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 857 | D |
| Blessed Kidz 2Largest public high schoolGrades 9–10 | Grades 9–10 | 4 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
In Fresno, expect mild winters and hot summers
The Thompsons 3 Wsw weather station, 10 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 297 days, longer than in 96% of U.S. towns. The Thompsons 3 Wsw weather station, 10 miles away, records that about 122 days a year reach 90°, more than in 95% of U.S. towns.
Fresno has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Fresno is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fresno faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1994, 35 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fresno.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fresno is less healthy than 58% of U.S. towns
Its widest gap with Texas is cancer: 3.6% of its 17,144 adults have had cancer, against 6.1% statewide. Against the 9,825 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fresno’s, it is less healthy than 75%, so it trails even them.
Fresno beats the Texas average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 43% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Fresno.
| Fresno | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Fresno | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.6% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4% | 5.6% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 22.3% | 16.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For cost of living, Fresno earns a C−
The typical Fresno home is worth about $271,000, down 2% in a year, 9% below the Texas typical home. 79% of Fresno households own their home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fresno has set aside 0.2% of its land for conservation
0.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Fresno | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mustang Park | — | 12 |
| 2. Play Area | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Fresno
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Fresno
About 6 of every 100 Fresno residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
100% of working residents leave Fresno for work
Where Fresno’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Fresno’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Fresno.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno | #289 | C | C− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Houston | #606 | D− | C− | D− | C− | C+ |
| Missouri City | #197 | B− | D | B | B+ | B+ |
| Arcola | — | — | C+ | C | B+ | B |
Arcola has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Fresno reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Fresno with a neighbor →
Questions about Fresno
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fresno, TX a good place to live?
Fresno grades C overall, better than 33% of U.S. towns and #289 of 640 in Texas. It grades C+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Fresno, TX expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.