Best Places95417, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 95417, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
95417 ranks 33,031st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 95417
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.
95417's strengths and weaknesses
Where 95417 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 122 pleasant days a year, better than 76% of zip codes
- School gradeC, better than 43% of zip codes
Where 95417 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$35,909 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 95417
A household needs to earn about $110,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 95417 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $35,909, 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 95417's effective rate of 0.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 95417
95417 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 95417.
Who works in 95417, and how
Work in 95417 centers on transportation & warehousing and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 95417
The coast is about 26 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 95417, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 95417, month by month
95417 sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 47° | 38° |
| April | 74° | 57° | 42° |
| July | 98° | 76° | 56° |
| October | 82° | 61° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 95417
The nearest airport, Redding Regional, is about 91 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 128 miles away.
The best schools in and around 95417
Schools across 95417 average a C, better than 43% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Laytonville ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
- Leggett Valley ElementaryD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Laytonville HighA · 75% proficient
- Fort Bragg HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 95417 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
95417 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 95417 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 95417
Is 95417 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 95417 ranks 33,031st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on crime and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 95417 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $445,759. The overall cost of living runs about 17% above the national average. Set against a $35,909 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 95417 safe?
95417 is safer than 1% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,110 per resident a year.
Compare 95417 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 95417. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 95417 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.
95417 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 95417: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 95417: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 95417: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 95417: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
95417 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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