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Coalinga, CA vs Nisqually Indian Community, WA

Coalinga

California

vs

Nisqually Indian Community

Washington

Across 28 directional measures we can compare, Coalinga leads on 11 and Nisqually Indian Community on 17. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 9% higher in Coalinga, while median household income is higher in Nisqually Indian Community.

Median gross rent
$1,093$1,000
Coalinga is 9% higher
Median household income
$75,451$96,563
Coalinga is 22% lower
Median home value
$262,400$310,000
Coalinga is 15% lower

The Citytistics read

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 0.6 points a year in Coalinga, and rent outran pay by 3.0 points a year in Nisqually Indian Community.

How these are calculated

CaliforniaWashingtonNisqually Indian Community, WACoalinga, CACoalingaNisqually Indian CommunityCoalingaNisqually Indian Community

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Top 1 of 1 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Coalinga, CAComposite 43.8 / 100
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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureCoalingaNisqually Indian CommunityAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,093$1,000
Rent to income117.4%12.4%
Property tax rate10.9%1.4%
Home price to income13.5x3.2x
Prices vs US average2102.2103.7
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,685$1,946
HUD area median income4$91,300n/a
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$2,308$4,500
Median home value1$262,400$310,000
Home prices, 1-year change52.3%2.3%
Home prices, 5-year change549.3%48.3%
Homeownership153.6%80.7%
Renters paying 30%+137.4%55.4%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,760$1,766
Vacant homes15.8%5.0%
Median year built119841983
Jobs and income
Median household income1$75,451$96,563
Income per person1$24,315$29,227
Unemployment111.4%19.4%
Average annual pay6$60,417$76,235
Pay growth, 1 year64.3%5.8%
Jobs6428,665129,835
Poverty rate121.7%17.5%
Mean commute121 min17 min
Works from home16.8%20.5%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population117,203628
Population change since 20207-2.2%n/a
Median age136.536.4
Bachelor's or higher112.7%10.9%
High school or higher170.4%89.7%
Household size13.03.0
Born abroad120.6%8.3%
No health insurance19.8%16.5%
Homes with broadband187.2%75.5%
Moving
Moved here in the past year110.6%8.0%
Moved from another state10.5%3.4%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-5.16.4
Income of households moving in8$58,247$68,629
Income of households moving out8$62,212$68,270
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k917.019.1
Shops per 10k923.725.6
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k92.13.3
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k919.822.2
Child care centers per 10k91.42.5
Parks per 10k1011.6n/a
Playgrounds per 10k100.0n/a
Grocery stores per 10k102.9n/a
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k104.1n/a
Libraries per 10k101.2n/a
Named paths and bike trails100.0n/a
Transit stops per sq mi100.7n/a
Nearest National Park Service site1151.0n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles112n/a
National Register listings12268
Safety
Violent crime per 100k13533n/a
Property crime per 100k13382n/a
Schools
Public schools14883
Public school students143,30444,281
Students per teacher1419.919.0
Climate
July average high1589°F77°F
January average low1532°F34°F
Average temperature1556°F51°F
Annual precipitation1519.4 in50.9 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1699.394.5
Tornado risk1657.125.0
Wildfire risk1698.457.1
Heat wave risk1697.990.6
Median air quality index176127
Good air days1728.8%93.5%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Coalinga $43,720, Nisqually Indian Community $40,000 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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