City: Fresno
State: California
Best Cities Overall Rank: 98
About Fresno: Fresno is known for its large agricultural production, and is home to some of the largest winereries and the largest dried fruit company in the world.
County: Fresno
Population: 476,050
Official website for city visitors' bureau/city: Visitor's bureau website
Newspaper with the largest circulation: The Fresno Bee
Fresno blogs:
FresnoMommies
Fresno Bee News Blog
Discover Fresno
Fresno's Facebook page: Follow Fresno on Facebook
Fresno's Twitter page: Follow Fresno on Twitter
Education rank: 97
High School graduation rate 2008: 69.09%
Blue Ribbon Schools, 2003-2009: 5
Blue Ribbon Schools per 100,000 people: 1.05
NEAYC-accredited preschools: 4
NAEYC schools per 100,000 people: 0.84
NAEP State proficiency reading, grade 8: 253
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 19.5
Total Expenditures Per Student: $10,001
Health rank: 101
Quality children's hospitals: 0
Hospitals per 100,000 people: 0
Quality Pediatricians: 0
Quality Pediatricians per 100,000: 0
Average number of Unhealthy Air Quality days between 2006-2008, by county: 17.33
Safety rank: 56
Violent Crimes, 2008: 2,782
Violent Crime Rate per 100,000: 584.39
Sex Offenders: 1,174
Sex Offenders per 100,000: 246.61
Economy rank: 84
Travel time to work, 2006-2008, in minutes: 20.5
Percent of labor force unemployed, January 2010: 18.19
Best Performing Cities Job Index: 1,053.40
Median Home Sale Price: $156,100
5-Year Home Value Index: -9.85%
Percent of homes sold for a loss: 31.10%
Recreation Rank: 93
Parkland acreage, 2008 (includes pools and playgrounds): 1,507
Parkland per 100,000: 316.56
Photo courtesy of Bobak Ha'Eri
