114 census tracts
Fresno.California housing market
This Fresno housing market report covers about 183,500 homes across 114 census tracts. Rent takes 36.2% of household income at the median (its rent-to-income ratio), higher than in 129 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks. For August 2026, the average listing price is $517,540 across 941 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).
- Average listing price
- $517,540 941 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
- Approximate homes
- 183,500 across 114 assigned tracts
- Renter-occupied
- 50% of occupied homes
Fresno housing market context
- Only 4.8% of homes are vacant, lower than in 119 of the 139 markets.
- Tracts across Fresno are unusually alike on location: the middle half spans 76 to 80 on the Location Score, narrower than in 117 of the 139 markets.
- Rent growth in Fresno is running at 5.2% a year at the median, faster than in 116 of the 139 markets, against the California median of 4.6%.
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Location score distribution
How location scores vary across 114 census tracts in Fresno.
Half of Fresno's tracts score between 76 and 80. The full range spans 67 to 85, with a median of 77.6.
What the location score shows
PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.
The middle half of Fresno's tracts is 4.5 points wide on the score, narrower than in 117 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.
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Housing composition
Key housing statistics for approximately 183,500 homes in Fresno, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.
Of about 183,500 homes, 4.8% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 50% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.
By structure type, about 64% of Fresno’s housing units are in single-family structures, 11% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 22% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.
How Fresno compares
Fresno's median is above the California median on 6 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 3. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.
| Metric | Fresno lower · median · upper Fresno | California CA | United States US |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
$49,415 $62,036 $87,916 | $96,931 | $77,171 |
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Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
|
20% 29% 43% | 42% | 41% |
|
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
|
33% 35% 37% | 34% | 32% |
|
FHFA HPI · 2025
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4.5% 4.8% 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
|
HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
|
4.8% 5.2% 5.5% | 4.6% | 3.8% |
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Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
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1.19% every tract | 1.19% | 1.65% |
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Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
|
0.34% 0.34% 0.37% | 0.21% | 0.56% |
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Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
32.7% 36.2% 39.6% | 33.8% | 30.8% |
About this data
PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.
Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.
The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.
These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.
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