Best Places95341, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 95341, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
95341 ranks 29,853rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Education levels pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cell coverage.
The best neighborhoods in 95341
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.
95341's strengths and weaknesses
Where 95341 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 139 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of zip codes
Where 95341 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 95341
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 95341 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $58,583, 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 95341's effective rate of 0.65%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 95341
95341 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 95341.
Who works in 95341, and how
Work in 95341 centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 95341
95341 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 75% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 95341 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 95341, month by month
95341 sees roughly 139 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 61° | 45° |
| July | 100° | 81° | 62° |
| October | 83° | 65° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 95341
The nearest airport, Merced Yosemite Regional, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International, about 80 miles away.
The best schools in and around 95341
Schools across 95341 average a D+, better than 11% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mcswain ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
- Plainsburg Union ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- El Nido ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Weaver MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
- Herbert Hoover MiddleD− · 15% proficient
- Tenaya MiddleF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- El Capitan HighC · 33% proficient
- Merced HighC · 31% proficient
- Buhach Colony HighC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 95341 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
95341 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 95341 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 95341 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 95341
Is 95341 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 95341 ranks 29,853rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, walkability, and few empty homes, and lowest on education levels and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 95341 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $327,114. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $58,583 median income, cost of living beats 10% of zip codes.
Is 95341 safe?
95341 is safer than 24% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $470 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 95341?
July highs average about 100 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 37. That works out to about 139 pleasant days a year, more than 85% of zip codes.
Is 95341 good for families?
Schools beat 11% of zip codes, crime safety beats 24%, and childcare runs $979 a month.
Compare 95341 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 95341. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 95341 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.
95341 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 95341: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 95341: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 95341: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 95341: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
95341 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
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