Best PlacesWilsonia, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wilsonia, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Wilsonia ranks 39,392nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wilsonia
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.
Wilsonia's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wilsonia ranks high
- Short commute5.3 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of towns
- BikingBetter than 91% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 85% of towns
Where Wilsonia ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wilsonia
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wilsonia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $66,563, 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 Wilsonia's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Wilsonia
Wilsonia runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wilsonia.
Who works in Wilsonia, and how
Work in Wilsonia centers on arts & entertainment and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 54%
- Work from home 35%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Wilsonia
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wilsonia.
What the weather is like in Wilsonia, month by month
Wilsonia sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 79° | 63° | 47° |
| July | 100° | 83° | 64° |
| October | 83° | 65° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Wilsonia
The nearest airport, Fresno Yosemite International, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International, about 171 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wilsonia
Schools across Wilsonia average a B−, better than 59% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dunlap ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Palm ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- El Monte MiddleD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Reedley HighB− · 42% proficient
- Orosi HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Sierra HighC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wilsonia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wilsonia 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 Wilsonia against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wilsonia
Is Wilsonia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wilsonia ranks 39,392nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, quiet, and an educated workforce, and lowest on air quality and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wilsonia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $389,800. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $66,563 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Wilsonia safe?
Wilsonia is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $514 per resident a year.
Compare Wilsonia with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wilsonia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wilsonia 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.
Wilsonia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wilsonia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wilsonia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wilsonia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wilsonia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wilsonia 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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