CautiousUpdated MAY 20, 2026

Fresno, CA

ZIP 93701·Fresno County·Fresno, CA·10,258 residents·Median income $32,192·Buyer's Market

93701 · Fresno, CA has a HavenScore of 39 — momentum signals are loosening in buyers' favor versus three months ago.

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▲ +15 / 90d#22/49 in CAHavenScore
Rank

Ranked #12,113 of 13,130 nationally · #5,047 of 5,378 small market ZIPs

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Overall view active — Equal weight across affordability, growth, risk, momentum.

Sub-scores below recompute with these weights

Affordability
37/100
Growth
36/100
Risk
42/100
Momentum
32/100
Livability
59/100
Score · trailing 12 mo
24 → 39
+15 points
30-day
+4
90-day
+15
1-yr
+15

Snapshot

Numbers at a glance

Median price
$245,481
Typical home value
YoY change
-2.39%
12-mo trailing
Price-to-income
7.6×
healthy <4.0×
Est. monthly
$1,490
PITI · 20% · 6.51%
Active listings
16
current count
Days on market
62
median DOM
Vacancy
8.1%
Average
Owner-occupied
11%
of homes
Denial rate
31.1%
Above-average
Lending activity
11,014
originations
Net migration
-18.8%
net outflow
Income inflow
$62k
average
Walkability
14.3
Above-average
Risk rating
Relatively High
FEMA NRI

Composition

Pillars behind the score

Affordability

35% of score
37/100
Price-to-income
Healthy under 4×·ACS · ZHVI
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Property tax rate
Annual, as % of value·Tax Foundation 2024
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Median income
Household·Census ACS
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Growth momentum

25% of score
36/100
12-month price change
Trailing year·Zillow ZHVI
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12-month rent change
Trailing year·Zillow ZORI
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Population
Estimated residents·Census ACS
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Market risk

20% of score
42/100
Overvaluation
vs fundamentals·HavenScore composite
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Active listings
Raw count — lower is tighter supply·Realtor.com
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Price cuts
Share of listings·Realtor.com
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Momentum

20% of score
32/100
Days on market
Median listing age·Realtor.com
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Buyer / seller gauge
Market balance·HavenScore composite
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Demand dial
Composite demand signal·HavenScore composite
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Signals

What's driving this score

Top 6 of 14 signals
Tailwinds0
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Headwinds6
  • High price-to-income
    7.6× income — well above the national median
  • Declining prices
    -2.4% year-over-year
  • Population outflow
    -18.8% net — people leaving
  • Elevated unemployment
    8.2% unemployment rate
  • Potentially overvalued
    93% above historical price-to-income
  • Widespread price cuts
    21% of listings cutting price
Buyer / seller gauge

Market conditions

Buyer's Market

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-48
Strong buyerBalancedStrong seller

Pulse

What's changed in the last 90 days

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Rising

Median price

+1.4%$245k
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Rising

Inventory

+14.3%16

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Metrics

The raw numbers

Median Home Value

$245,481

▼ -2.39% YoY
Median Rent

$1,272

Active Inventory

16

Days on Market

62 days

Price Cuts

+21.05%

Price-to-Income

7.6×

Median Income

$32,192

Population

10,258

Overvaluation

+92.68%

Trend

Where it's been

Historical Trends

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Forecast

Where it's heading

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Payment

What you'd owe each month

Est. monthly payment
$1,490/ mo

20% down · 30-yr fixed · 6.51% · tax 0.71%

Principal$177
Interest$1,065
Property tax$145
Insurance$102
Rent vs buy
Median rent
$1,272
/ mo
Own (PITI)
$1,490
/ mo
Monthly gap
+$218owning costs more each month

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Cost of ownership over time

Cumulative housing cost, interest paid, and equity built · 10% down · ZIP median income $32,192

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Equity built
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30-year
Total housing cost
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Equity built
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Comparable ZIPs

Same shape, lower entry

ZIPs the score groups near 93701 on Affordability and Growth — sorted by lowest median value.

ZIP 93721
Fresno
CA
34
$201,491-4.54%
ZIP 93239
Huron
CA
36
$219,403+6.70%
ZIP 93608
Cantua Creek
CA
31
$229,472-1.09%

Sources

Every number, traced

Every metric above is sourced from public datasets, normalized against the national ZIP distribution. Home values and rents refresh monthly; demographics refresh annually.

Zillow Research
Home values, rents, inventory, transactions
Realtor.com
Inventory, days on market, price-cut share
Redfin
Sale prices, transaction volume
US Census ACS
Income, population, vacancy, cost burden
Freddie Mac PMMS
Current 30-year fixed mortgage rates
FHFA HPI
Long-term price trends
HUD Small Area FMR
Per-ZIP fair market rents (rural fallback)
BEA & IRS
Personal income growth, net migration
Lending & accessibility
Lending and neighborhood-access signals

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