CITY PROFILE
Fresno, CA
“Great weather and cheap rent, but your friends are elsewhere.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $410K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $2,020/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 18.7°C · warmest 30.2°C · coolest 9.1°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 296 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 5.44 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #57 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy83
- Affordable to rent62
- Climate comfort90
- Plenty of sunshine86
- Big-city amenities63
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.