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When Highway 99 Ran Down J Street
Long before the freeway, traffic on State Route 99 rolled right through Tulare on what is now J Street. In the 1960s and 1970s the highway was moved east of the city and out of downtown, and since then most new development has happened on Tulare's east side. Downtown now sits about three-quarters of a mile west of Highway 99, with State Highway 137 running straight through it.
The town itself is a railroad creation. Southern Pacific founded Tulare in 1872 as its San Joaquin Valley headquarters, then moved that headquarters to Bakersfield in 1891. Tulare had incorporated as a city three years before the railroad left. Today Saputo Cheese USA and the City of Tulare are among its largest employers, and the International Agri-Center, site of the yearly World Ag Expo, is less than three miles southeast of downtown.
Census estimates count 70,945 residents and 21,986 housing units in Tulare. Of the occupied homes, 58% are lived in by their owners.
Tulare, From the Rail Line Outward
The City's Housing Element and Downtown Master Plan describe these parts of town.
Downtown Tulare
An intact grid of roughly 30 three-acre blocks anchored by Zumwalt Park, lying east of the Union Pacific tracks and west of O Street, between Inyo and Cross avenues.
K Street
The historic commercial core is a four-block stretch of K Street running from Inyo Avenue north to San Joaquin Avenue.
North Downtown
This planning sub-area runs from Cross Street south to the Santa Fe Trail, starting at J Street on its west side.
Historic West Tulare
Tulare's original residential neighborhoods grew up here, on the west side of the freight line Union Pacific runs today.
Historic East Tulare
Homes in this older neighborhood were built in the era when downtown served as Tulare's commercial center.
Northwest Tulare
Most of this part of the city is zoned for low-density residential use.
Northeast Tulare
Zoning here is mostly a mix of commercial and low-density residential.
Two Halves of Tulare's Housing
PropertyRadar's single-family records cover every era of the city: 2,564 houses predate 1950, while 33% were built from 1990 through 2009 and 18% in 2010 or later. Across all housing types, the Census puts the median year built at 1990 and the share of detached single-family homes at 77%.
If your place was built before 1978, one federal rule applies when you sell: for most pre-1978 housing, the seller must disclose known lead-based paint and lead hazards before the buyer signs. Lead paint was banned for residential use in 1978, but millions of homes still have it. Old roof, foundation issues, outdated everything: we buy houses as-is, so none of it has to be fixed first.
| Year built | Single-family homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Before 1950 | 2,564 | 14% |
| 1950–1969 | 2,976 | 16% |
| 1970–1989 | 3,676 | 20% |
| 1990–2009 | 6,218 | 33% |
| 2010 or later | 3,384 | 18% |
Year-built counts from PropertyRadar (same pull as the market snapshot). Homes with no recorded year built are not shown, so shares may not add to 100%.
Tulare by the Numbers
Source: PropertyRadar property records, pulled October 18, 2026. Counts cover single-family properties with a Tulare site address in Tulare County. A site address uses the property's postal city, so these counts can include homes outside the city limits, in nearby unincorporated areas. "Median value range" means half of these homes have a PropertyRadar estimated value at or below $350,000 and fewer than half are at or below $325,000. Owner-occupied vs. absentee-owned is estimated from whether the owner’s mailing address matches the property or it carries a homeowner’s exemption. These are public-record estimates, not appraisals, and say nothing about any one home.
PropertyRadar lists 18,818 single-family houses with a Tulare site address. 4,276 of them, about 23%, have an owner whose mailing address is elsewhere. Only 83 were on the market on the pull date, and the median value estimate sits between $325,000 and $350,000.
Tulare Selling Situations
An open code complaint
Tulare investigates code violations when someone complains, and the City has teamed with Habitat for Humanity on a repair program for low-income homeowners with code violations. City code violations are one of the title and code situations we buy houses in.
Missed mortgage payments
PropertyRadar shows 20 Tulare single-family houses in preforeclosure and 13 flagged for a foreclosure auction. If you're behind, talk with a California real estate attorney about your options before a sale date gets close. Read the guide →
A parent's house in town
3 Tulare houses were tied to a probate case when the data was pulled. You can sell a family home without the cleanup or repairs; take what you want and leave the rest, and we handle the cleanout and the repairs after closing. Read the guide →
Probate, Foreclosure and Public Records for Tulare Homes
Probate for someone who lived in Tulare is handled by the Superior Court of California, County of Tulare. Filing a petition with Civil Legal Filings, Room 201 at the County Civic Center, 221 South Mooney Boulevard in Visalia, starts the case. Before each probate hearing the court aims to post its Probate Examiner Recommendations online by 3:00 p.m. the day before. None of this replaces advice from a California attorney about your own estate.
On the foreclosure side, the formal public process begins with a Notice of Default recorded at the county recorder. From that recording until five business days before the scheduled sale, state law lets the homeowner reinstate the loan by paying the past-due amounts plus permitted costs and fees (Civil Code 2924c). Tulare County's Recorder's Office, where deeds and these foreclosure notices are recorded, is at 5951 S. Mooney Blvd. in Visalia.
This is general information about how the process works, not legal or tax advice. Every estate and every foreclosure is different — talk with a California probate or real estate attorney (and a tax professional) about your situation. For the full step-by-step, see our Tulare County guide. Selling through probate? See probate in Tulare County, step by step.
Three Simple Steps to Sold
Listing a house can mean months of repairs, open houses, and buyers backing out. Here's how selling to Spark Home Offers works instead.
Tell Us About Your House
Fill out the short form or call/text us. We'll reach out within 24 hours to learn your situation and schedule a quick walkthrough.
Start Here →Get a Fair Cash Offer
After a 5-minute walkthrough, we look at the home's condition and recent nearby sales, then give you a clear cash offer and explain how we got there.
Close When You're Ready
We close at a reputable local title company on the date you choose. We cover the closing costs and you walk away with cash.
Towns Near Tulare
Distances are straight-line miles between Census place centers. See every city we cover in Tulare County.
Tulare Home Seller Questions
Is much of Tulare in a flood zone?
Only a small part. FEMA's 100-year and 500-year floodplains in Tulare are at the city's southern tip near South K Street, mostly industrial and agricultural land.
Does the City of Tulare go looking for code violations?
Tulare's code enforcement is complaint-based, so investigations generally start with a complaint. Either way, we buy houses as-is.
Roughly what is a Tulare house worth?
The middle of PropertyRadar's value estimates for Tulare single-family houses falls between $325,000 and $350,000. Your own number depends on the house's condition, size and location, so we walk through it and check recent nearby sales before making an offer.
Are there any fees or commissions?
No. There are no agent commissions and no fees to work with us. We also cover the standard closing costs, so the offer we agree on is what you can expect to walk away with (minus any existing mortgage or liens on the property).
Do I need to make repairs or clean out the house?
No. We buy houses as-is. Take what you want to keep and leave the rest — we'll handle the cleanout and the repairs after closing.
Am I obligated to accept your offer?
Not at all. Our offer is free and there's no obligation. If selling to us isn't the right fit, we'll still try to point you toward a better option.
Ready to Talk About Your Tulare House?
West side, east side or downtown, tell us about your Tulare house and we'll reach out within 24 hours. Call (559) 420-7887 or fill out the form to get started.