CA area data
Helm, CA
Helm, CA.
Population: 451 (Census ACS)
2 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively High, with drought, earthquake, hail the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 10.7% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 423.4 (-0.3% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $1,354/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,363/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $1,685/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,333/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $2,671/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 110.7 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 32.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $22.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 7.40%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.73%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Schools
- Total schools
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 1
- Avg student-teacher ratio
- 11.3 : 1
- Schools include
- Rio Del Rey High (Continuation), Helm Elementary
Source: NCES school directory, 2024-25 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively High
- Top hazards (county)
- drought, earthquake, hail, heat wave, inland flooding
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- drought: Very High · hail: Relatively High · heat wave: Relatively High · wildfire: Relatively High · landslide: Relatively High · lightning: Relatively High
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 91% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 20.9%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Fresno Municipal Sanitary Landfill (16 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA NFIP flood-insurance claims (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 10.7 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 9a (extreme annual low 20 to 25°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 61
- Days with Good air quality
- 105
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 226
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 3
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 164
Source: EPA annual air quality index (county-level)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 37
- Nearest airport
- Helm Airport (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport (NLC) (18 mi)
- Hospitals in or near this ZIP
- 14
- Hospitals include
- KAWEAH HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER, COMMUNITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, SAINT AGNES MEDICAL CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.9 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.3 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data (same ZIP, else within ~40 mi) · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1969
- Housing built before 1970
- 55.3%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 29.3%
- Households with broadband internet
- 35.1%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 350,378
- Average weekly wage
- $1,094
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Agriculture, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 2,271
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
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Common questions
- What is typical rent in Helm, CA?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $1,685/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Helm, CA?
- Overall risk: Relatively High (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: drought, earthquake, hail, heat wave, inland flooding.
- What is the wildfire risk in Helm, CA?
- Risk to homes is higher than 91% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Helm, CA?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Helm, CA?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve Helm, CA?
- 2 schools (1 elementary, 1 high) (NCES, 2024-25).
- What is the air quality in Helm, CA?
- Moderate. Median AQI: 61. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Helm, CA?
- Regional Price Parity: 110.7 (100 = US average) (High) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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