Best PlacesBullard, Fresno, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bullard, Fresno, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bullard, Fresno ranks 3,072nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It does not top any single list, but it lands above the national middle on few empty homes and the weather. The weaker spots are summer heat, air quality, and taxes.
The best neighborhoods in Bullard, Fresno
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Bullard, Fresno's strengths and weaknesses
Bullard, Fresno lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. Few empty homes, the weather, and low property taxes are the strongest pieces, though none of them is exceptional.
The drawbacks are real but narrow. Summer heat, air quality, and taxes hold the score down. That varies block to block rather than evenly, and the map below shows where.
Where Bullard, Fresno ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 161 pleasant days a year, better than 80% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
- Short commute22.2 minutes each way, better than 65% of neighborhoods
Where Bullard, Fresno ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Bullard, Fresno
A household needs to earn about $115,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bullard, Fresno home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $95,032, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Bullard, Fresno's effective rate of 0.73%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bullard, Fresno
Bullard, Fresno's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bullard, Fresno.
Who works in Bullard, Fresno, and how
Work in Bullard, Fresno centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Bullard, Fresno
Bullard, Fresno has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 66% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Bullard, Fresno and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bullard, Fresno, month by month
Bullard, Fresno sees roughly 161 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 102 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 50° | 40° |
| April | 79° | 64° | 51° |
| July | 102° | 86° | 70° |
| October | 83° | 68° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Bullard, Fresno
The nearest airport, Fresno Yosemite International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International, about 121 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bullard, Fresno
Schools across Bullard, Fresno average a C−, better than 31% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Webster ElementaryB− · 44% proficient
- Herndon-barstow ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- River Bluff ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Glacier Point MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Ranchos MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- Rio Vista MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Bullard HighB− · 42% proficient
- Liberty HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Phillip J Patino School Of EntrepreneurshipC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bullard, Fresno school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bullard, Fresno measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Bullard, Fresno against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Bullard, Fresno suits
Retirees
The weather beats 80% of neighborhoods and health care access beats 56%.
Common questions about living in Bullard, Fresno
Is Bullard, Fresno a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bullard, Fresno ranks 3,072nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, the weather, and low property taxes, and lowest on summer heat and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bullard, Fresno expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $444,917. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $95,032 median income, cost of living beats 62% of neighborhoods.
Is Bullard, Fresno safe?
Bullard, Fresno is safer than 53% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $478 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Bullard, Fresno?
July highs average about 102 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 40. That works out to about 161 pleasant days a year, more than 80% of neighborhoods.
Is Bullard, Fresno good for families?
Schools beat 31% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 53%, and childcare runs $1,396 a month.
Is Bullard, Fresno good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 62% of neighborhoods, though advertised internet speeds beat only 41% of neighborhoods. About 14% of workers already work from home.
Compare Bullard, Fresno with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bullard, Fresno. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bullard, Fresno represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Bullard, Fresno detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bullard, Fresno: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bullard, Fresno: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bullard, Fresno: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bullard, Fresno: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bullard, Fresno detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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