Best Places95432, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 95432, 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.
95432 ranks 31,056th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 95432
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.
95432's strengths and weaknesses
Where 95432 ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 124 pleasant days a year, better than 78% of zip codes
Where 95432 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 95432
A household needs to earn about $186,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 95432 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $67,448, 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 95432's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 95432
95432 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 95432.
Who works in 95432, and how
Work in 95432 centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in 95432
The coast is about 7 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 95432, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 95432, month by month
95432 sees roughly 124 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 95432
The nearest airport, Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County, is about 64 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 116 miles away.
The best schools in and around 95432
Schools across 95432 average a C+, better than 47% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mendocino K-8C · 35% proficient
- Manchester ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Mendocino HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 95432 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
95432 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 95432 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 95432
Is 95432 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 95432 ranks 31,056th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on tree cover, quiet, and health care access, and lowest on cell coverage and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 95432 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $732,816. The overall cost of living runs about 43% above the national average. Set against a $67,448 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 95432 safe?
95432 is safer than 7% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $707 per resident a year.
Compare 95432 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 95432. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 95432 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.
95432 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 95432: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 95432: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 95432: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 95432: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
95432 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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