Best Places95379, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 95379, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
95379 ranks 20,051st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on the weather, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 95379
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.
95379's strengths and weaknesses
Where 95379 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 135 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 75% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 74% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 95379 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 95379
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 95379 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $72,915, 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 95379's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 95379
95379 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 95379.
Who works in 95379, and how
Work in 95379 centers on arts & entertainment and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 95379
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 95379.
What the weather is like in 95379, month by month
95379 sees roughly 135 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 43° |
| July | 97° | 79° | 61° |
| October | 79° | 61° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 95379
The nearest airport, Merced Yosemite Regional, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around 95379
Schools across 95379 average a C, better than 34% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Summerville ElementaryC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Connections Visual And Performing Arts AcademyB+ · 55% proficient
- Sonora HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Summerville HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 95379 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
95379 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 95379 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 95379
Is 95379 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 95379 ranks 20,051st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, civic engagement, and big-city access, and lowest on taxes and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 95379 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $376,134. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $72,915 median income, cost of living beats 28% of zip codes.
Is 95379 safe?
95379 is safer than 38% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $394 per resident a year.
Compare 95379 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 95379. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 95379 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.
95379 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 95379: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 95379: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 95379: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 95379: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
95379 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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