What is the cost of living in Hanford-Corcoran?

Hanford-Corcoran has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 101.6, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 93.5, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,469/month.

What is the median salary in Hanford-Corcoran?

The median salary in Hanford-Corcoran is $68,709 annually (mean: $72,473). Top occupations include Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Fast Food and Counter Workers.

How safe is Hanford-Corcoran?

The violent crime rate in the Hanford-Corcoran area is 477 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1986 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Hanford-Corcoran?

The state of CA has 10,006 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1. Charter schools make up 12.8% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Hanford-Corcoran?

Infant center-based childcare in the Hanford-Corcoran area averages $17,920 per year. Preschool averages $11,385/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Hanford-Corcoran a good place to relocate?

Hanford-Corcoran has a Life Score of 43.3/100 (F), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a below-average score, several dimensions likely pull the composite down; compare specific dimensions to see which ones.

Where does Hanford-Corcoran sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Hanford-Corcoran ranks #372 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Hanford-Corcoran, CA

LiveAbility 28.6/100 places Hanford-Corcoran #372 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

101.6
Cost index (US=100): $1,469
2BR rent / mo: $68,709
Median salary: 28.6
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Hanford-Corcoran ranks #372 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (28.6/100), with its strongest marks in job market and climate.

#372
of 387 US metros · Well below median: 39,431,263
metro-area population: 477
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 10,006
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: air quality (5/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Hanford-Corcoran ranks #372 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 101.6 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,469/mo, median salary $68,709; LiveAbility Score 28.6/100, strongest in job market and climate.

Signature: LiveAbility 28.6/100 places Hanford-Corcoran #372 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP 101.6 lands in the dearer third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $1,469/mo.

LiveAbility 28.6/100 puts Hanford-Corcoran in the bottom third (#372 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Hanford-Corcoran area is 40,390.

Hanford-Corcoran vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

29 Top 96% higher than 4% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Hanford-Corcoran housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Hanford-Corcoran MSA; housing RPP 93.5 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,469/mo.

Studio

$1,150

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,157

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,469

/month

3 Bedroom

$2,043

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,451

/month

Hanford-Corcoran wages and employment

Hanford-Corcoran posts 40,390 total employment with median salary $68,709 against a dearer-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$68,709

Mean Salary

$72,473

Total Employment

40,390

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$35,890
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$34,320
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$42,060
Cashiers	$35,420
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$45,780

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Hanford-Corcoran area from NCES.

Schools

10,006

Enrollment

5,787,663

Student:Teacher

21.5:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Hanford-Corcoran area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$17,920

per year

Toddler (Center)

$12,300

per year

Preschool (Center)

$11,385

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Hanford-Corcoran's composite Life Score is 43.3/100 (F), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

15/100

Bottom decile

Wages

79/100

Strong

Rent

34/100

Weak

Crime

12/100

Bottom decile

Schools

93/100

Elite

Childcare

8/100

Bottom decile

Environment

75/100

Strong

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Hanford-Corcoran ranks #372 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 28.6/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Job market (79/100)

Job market

79
Climate

61
Housing

34
Cost of living

15
Safety

12
Low hazard

12
Schools

7
Air quality

5

What this shows Hanford-Corcoran's strongest dimensions are job market and climate; its weakest among scored dims is air quality at 5/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Hanford-Corcoran on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Hanford-Corcoran on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Hanford-Corcoran cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Hanford-Corcoran wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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