CITY PROFILE
Madera, CA
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Madera, California is a smaller metro with among the most expensive home prices in our dataset, so budget carefully if you're considering a move here. Expect a warm climate with abundant sunshine and dry conditions—ideal if you favor hot, sunny weather with minimal rain. This is a compact area where heat and cost are the defining lifestyle factors.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $426K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $2,339/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 18.5°C · warmest 29.7°C · coolest 9.2°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 406 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 5.52 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #275 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy79
- Affordable to rent46
- Climate comfort90
- Plenty of sunshine87
- Big-city amenities33
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.
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