Hanford, CA
Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, Hanford ranks 230th for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 169th for income. A household earns $73,954 a year while median rent runs $1,421/mo, making it expensive relative to what residents earn. Affordability and price level are different lenses: the raw cost of living here runs 2% above the U.S. average.
Its strongest card is commute (164th of 300), while job market is the soft spot (299th). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 188th and home prices 184th among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
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On $75,000 for just you in Hanford, your take-home is worth about $57,372 once local prices are factored in — local prices stretch it less than the U.S. average.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 169th of 300↑26.5%$73,954
- Cost of living?The local price level vs. the U.S. average of 100 (BEA). Lower means cheaper. This is raw prices, not adjusted for income.
- 249th of 300102 (US=100)
- Cost-adj. income?Median household income divided by the local price level — what the typical paycheck is really worth here.
- $72,781
- Per-capita income
- $29,165
- Full-time pay
- $41,568
Housing
- Median rent
- 188th of 300↑46.6%$1,421/mo
- Home value
- 184th of 300↑41.6%$350,500
- Property tax
- $2,537/yr · 0.7%
- Sales tax
- 8.80%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 299th of 30012.8%
- Bachelor's+
- 298th of 30016.1%
- Avg commute
- 164th of 30024.5 min
People
- Population
- 154,913
- Population change
- +1.3%
- Median age
- 33.0 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 19.7%
- Broadband
- 82.6%
Environment & risk
- Air quality (AQI)
- 285th of 30060
- Natural-hazard loss
- 222nd of 300$17/$10k
Health
- Fair/poor health
- 293rd of 30028.1%
- Uninsured (18–64)
- 17.3%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. EPA, FEMA, CDC, NOAA — every figure's source is listed on our methodology page. Data built 2026-06-14. ↑↓ mark the change since 2019.
How CityLedger scores it
Transparent weights — see our methodology.
Strengths
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Watch-outs
- – Affordability
- – Cost of living
- – Job market
- – Education
- – Air quality
- – Hazard safety
- – Health
Climate
30-year normals (1991–2020) from the nearest station — lemoore reeves nas.
What jobs pay in Hanford
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- IT managers
- $186,340
- Pharmacists
- $171,900
- Lawyers
- $149,430
- Financial managers
- $131,320
- Registered nurses
- $128,160
- General & operations managers
- $104,730
- Secondary school teachers
- $102,010
- Civil engineers
- $99,910
- Elementary school teachers
- $98,470
- Electricians
- $86,040
- Police officers
- $82,770
- Accountants & auditors
- $78,300
- Carpenters
- $73,250
- Plumbers
- $62,860
- Construction laborers
- $59,870
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $59,200
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $48,110
- Customer service reps
- $47,840
- Janitors
- $43,570
- Retail salespersons
- $37,900
- Cashiers
- $35,420
- Waiters & waitresses
- $35,160
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
Where new residents move from
The states sending the most people to the Hanford metro, by estimated movers (U.S. Census 2022 migration flows, 5-year). Moves from elsewhere in California are excluded to show where out-of-state arrivals originate.
- Texas255
- Kentucky245
- Washington240
- Florida194
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 Migration Flows (5-year).
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Hanford metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the Hanford metro?
- Median gross rent across the Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area is $1,421 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of Hanford.
- What is the median household income in the Hanford metro?
- A typical household in the Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area earns $73,954 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- Is Hanford expensive to live in?
- The overall cost of living in the Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area runs about 2% above the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024) — prices are higher than average, before accounting for local pay.
- Does a paycheck go far in the Hanford metro?
- After adjusting for local prices, the median household income is worth about $72,781 (versus its face value of $73,954). CityLedger rates the Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area expensive for what residents earn.
- What is the typical home value in the Hanford metro?
- The median home value across the Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area is $350,500 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the Hanford metro?
- The unemployment rate in the Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area is 12.8% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).