Best Places95316, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 95316, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
95316 ranks 14,341st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 95316
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
95316's strengths and weaknesses
Where 95316 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 149 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of zip codes
- Household income$108,143 median, better than 85% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 95316 ranks low
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Short commute32.2 minutes each way, better than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 95316
A household needs to earn about $162,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 95316 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $108,143, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 95316's effective rate of 0.73%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 95316
95316 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 95316.
Who works in 95316, and how
Work in 95316 centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 95316
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 95316.
What the weather is like in 95316, month by month
95316 sees roughly 149 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 48° |
| July | 98° | 81° | 63° |
| October | 82° | 65° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 95316
The nearest airport, Merced Yosemite Regional, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International, about 64 miles away.
The best schools in and around 95316
Schools across 95316 average a D, better than 7% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Gratton CharterB+ · 52% proficient
- Gratton ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Julien ElementaryC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Turlock Junior HighC · 35% proficient
- Denair MiddleD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Turlock HighC · 33% proficient
- Livingston HighC− · 27% proficient
- Denair HighD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 95316 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
95316 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 95316 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 95316
Is 95316 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 95316 ranks 14,341st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, a strong job market, and the weather, and lowest on the schools and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 95316 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $626,258. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $108,143 median income, cost of living beats 74% of zip codes.
Is 95316 safe?
95316 is safer than 44% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $353 per resident a year.
Compare 95316 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 95316. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 95316 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
95316 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 95316: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 95316: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 95316: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 95316: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
95316 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.