Population
Visalia
142,649
Pasco
78,446
Median Income
Visalia
$79,952
Pasco
$81,130
Home Value
Visalia
$340,600
Pasco
$344,700
Rent
Visalia
$1,397
Pasco
$1,201
Crime Rate
Visalia
4.37
Pasco
3.51
Cost of Living
Visalia
131.4
Pasco
125.0
Avg Temp
Visalia
N/A
Pasco
N/A
Unemployment
Visalia
5.9%
Pasco
5.2%
How Similar Are Visalia & Pasco?
Pasco is Visalia's #2 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Visalia
142,649
Pasco
78,446
Visalia has a 45% larger population than Pasco.
Violent Crime
Visalia
4.37
Pasco
3.51
Visalia has a 20% higher violent crime than Pasco.
Property Crime
Visalia
21.30
Pasco
21.96
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 3% difference.
Political Leaning
Visalia
59.2%
Pasco
60.1%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 2% difference.
Unemployment
Visalia
5.9%
Pasco
5.2%
Visalia has a 12% higher unemployment than Pasco.
Median Income
Visalia
$79,952
Pasco
$81,130
Both cities have similar median income — just a 1% difference.
Home Values
Visalia
$340,600
Pasco
$344,700
Both cities have similar home values — just a 1% difference.
Education
Visalia
14.4%
Pasco
11.9%
Visalia has a 18% higher education than Pasco.
Demographics
Visalia
49.3%
Pasco
50.0%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 1% difference.
Cost of Living
Visalia
131.4
Pasco
125.0
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 5% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Visalia and Pasco share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Visalia
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Pasco
Pasco leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Pasco leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDPasco scores 105.3 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 122.2 in Visalia. Visalia has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,123 vs $1,268 in Pasco (11% lower). Pasco scores 146.4 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 158.1 in Visalia.
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Housing Market — Pasco leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSPasco has a median rent of $1,201 vs $1,397 in Visalia (16% lower). Pasco has a vacancy rate of 4.1% compared to 4.7% in Visalia. Pasco has a owner-occupied of 69.3% compared to 60.8% in Visalia.
Median Home Value
Median Rent
Median Property Tax
Owner-Occupied
Vacancy Rate
Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSVisalia: 67,867 vs Pasco: 37,933 for labor force. Pasco has a unemployment rate of 5.2% compared to 5.9% in Visalia. Pasco has a government sector of 45.5% compared to 40.5% in Visalia.
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Crime & Safety — Pasco leads
Source: FBI UCRPasco has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.54 compared to 0.94 in Visalia. Pasco has a property crime clearance of 23.8% compared to 14.0% in Visalia. Pasco has a violent crime clearance of 61.3% compared to 41.7% in Visalia.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Visalia leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauVisalia has a bachelor's degree or higher of 14.4% compared to 11.9% in Pasco. Visalia has a high school diploma or higher of 30.8% compared to 27.0% in Pasco.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSVisalia has a population of 142,649, about 1.8x the size of Pasco (78,446). Pasco skews younger with a median age of 30.2 vs 33.5.
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Black
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Visalia
Pasco
Healthcare — Pasco leads
Source: CMS Hospital ComparePasco: 4 vs Visalia: 3 for with emergency services. Pasco: 2.7 vs Visalia: 2.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Visalia leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSVisalia has a bicycle of 0.2% compared to 0.1% in Pasco. Visalia has a public transit of 0.3% compared to 0.2% in Pasco. Visalia has a work from home of 7.2% compared to 6.9% in Pasco.
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