Reedley

Total area: 3,433 Acres (City Limits) – 7,913 Acres (Total Sphere of Influence [planned growth] Area) Population: 26,152 (as of 1/1/17) Labor force: 11,700 (as of 4/1/17) Unemployment: 8.4% (as of 4/1/17) Residential tax rate: .905% (as of 4/1/17) Commercial tax rate: 8.475% (as of 4/1/17) Median family in- come: $45,906 (as of 2015) Job growth %: 1.65% (between 2010-2016) Median home price: $185,716 (as of 2015) One of the city’s unique draws is the Reed- ley Parkway Rail Trail. The 2.6-mile Parkway follows an abandoned railway line stretching from the northwest to the southeast cor- ners of the city– right through the heart of the community. It runs right next to Reedley College at the north, through the Downtown Business District, and to the 40-acre Reedley Sports Park at the south end of town. Terry says, “On any given day, you can inter- face with 100 to 200 people on the trail, which is phenomenal for a community of our size. The Sports Park, especially, is heavily utilized by the public. It’s home to athletic fields and our award-win- ning water tower – a 1.5-million-gallon REEDLEY, CALIFORNIA QUICK FACTS: REEDLEY, CA water facility with a beautiful deck surround, and conve- nience and concession stands at the bottom perimeter. Up on the walking area, you can see the town stretching out in front of you, and the Sierra Nevada mountains off to the east. It’s a very peaceful, yet vibrant type of place.” Reedley’s well-maintained downtown core is anoth- er active community gathering place. An exciting new development, Paseo 55 (previously called Trail Side Terrace), continues to help in that progress. The mixed- use project consists of commercial activities on the ground floor and 55 housing units behind and above. Construction is 85 percent completed, and it’s antici- pated to open in the Fall of 2017. The Reedley Parkway has significantly increased the amount of bicycle and pedestrian traffic throughout the city, because it bisects the City Center, adjacent to