Living in Wasco, CA
Small city in California
Wasco is a small city in California, home to about 26,000 people, with 703,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Wasco a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Sunny: more sunshine and clearer skies than most places
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $297k and rents for $2,060 a month
- Low natural disaster risk: 7 federally declared disasters since 2000
- Family-friendly: playgrounds, family attractions and plenty of households with kids
👎 Cons
- Fewer graduates: 7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Weaker public schools: test results well below the US average
- Hot summers: highs around 98°F
- No dog parks within 9 mi
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Key facts
Living in Wasco: common questions
What is the cost of living in Wasco?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $297k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,060 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 101, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Wasco?
California collects about $3,279 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.77% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Wasco safe?
Wasco isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Wasco?
Public schools in Wasco test well below the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 24 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Wasco?
Wasco has mild winters: winter days average around 61°F and summer days around 98°F.
Does Wasco get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from earthquakes, flooding and heat waves: 7 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.56 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Wasco?
The nearest major airport is FAT, about 84 mi away.
How Wasco scores
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