Tulare County · California · West · 71k residents
Tulare, CA: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Tulare: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the California median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,054/wk. California's corporate income tax rate is 8.84%. Commercial electricity averages 25.5¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,054/wk
Corporate income tax
8.84%
Bachelor's degree or higher
11.8%
Commercial electricity
25.5¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Tulare's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
34/100
Steady
Ranks Tulare's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $329,800 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $470 |
| Property tax rate | 0.75% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $853/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,285/mo |
| State & local income tax | 2.09% |
| Sales tax | 8.8% |
| Corporate income tax | 8.84% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,054/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 11.8% |
| Commercial electricity | 25.5¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 32.2/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $126,170 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $125,180 |
| Wage: General manager | $98,600 |
| Wage: Customer service | $45,480 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $42,080 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $51,530 |
| Wage: Electrician | $64,390 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $35,990 |
| Cost of living index | 104 |
| Groceries index | 112 |
| Utilities | $245/mo |
| Transit pass | $90/mo |
| Gas price | $4.80/gal |
| Healthcare index | 108 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,450/mo |
| Median household income | $72,410 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2% |
| Population | 71k |
| Crime index | 52/100 |
| School rating | 5.5/10 |
| Walkability | 34/100 |
| Disaster risk | 97/100 |
| Avg. commute | 29 min |
| Sunny days / year | 260 days |
| July high | 94°F |
| January low | 38°F |
| Annual snowfall | 0 in |
| Home price YoY | +0.4% |
| Home price MoM | 0.0% |
| Rent YoY | +1.0% |
| Rent MoM | -0.7% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -1.6% |
| Building permits YoY | +16.3% |
| Ocean coast | 103 mi |
| Big lake | 198 mi |
| Mountains | 64 mi |
| Major airport | 45 mi |
| Ski resort | 100 mi |
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Real listings in Tulare
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- Is Tulare a good place to run a business?
- California's corporate income tax rate is 8.84%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,054/wk; commercial electricity averages 25.5¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Tulare, CA?
- Tulare indexes at 104 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,285/mo and a acs median home value of $329,800.
- How much does a house cost in Tulare?
- The acs median home value in Tulare is $329,800 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Tulare?
- A two-bedroom in Tulare rents for about $1,285/mo.