Best PlacesHoover, Fresno, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hoover, 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.
Hoover, Fresno ranks 4,391st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Summer heat pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on short commutes.
The best neighborhoods in Hoover, 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.
Hoover, Fresno's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hoover, Fresno ranks high
- Short commute19.6 minutes each way, better than 82% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 161 pleasant days a year, better than 80% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
Where Hoover, Fresno ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Hoover, Fresno
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hoover, Fresno home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $67,920, 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 Hoover, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hoover, Fresno
Hoover, Fresno runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hoover, Fresno.
Who works in Hoover, Fresno, and how
Work in Hoover, Fresno centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Hoover, Fresno
Hoover, Fresno has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Hoover, Fresno and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hoover, Fresno, month by month
Hoover, 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 Hoover, Fresno
The nearest airport, Fresno Yosemite International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International, about 125 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hoover, Fresno
Schools across Hoover, Fresno average a C−, better than 29% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- University HighA · 79% proficient
- Phillip J Patino School Of EntrepreneurshipC+ · 36% proficient
- Herbert Hoover HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hoover, Fresno school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hoover, 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 Hoover, Fresno against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Hoover, Fresno suits
Common questions about living in Hoover, Fresno
Is Hoover, Fresno a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hoover, Fresno ranks 4,391st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, the weather, and biking, 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 Hoover, Fresno expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $328,326. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $67,920 median income, cost of living beats 29% of neighborhoods.
Is Hoover, Fresno safe?
Hoover, Fresno is safer than 43% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $529 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Hoover, 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 Hoover, Fresno good for families?
Schools beat 29% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 43%, and childcare runs $1,396 a month.
Compare Hoover, Fresno with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hoover, Fresno. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hoover, 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.
Hoover, Fresno detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hoover, Fresno: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hoover, Fresno: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hoover, Fresno: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hoover, Fresno: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hoover, 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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