Best Places95476, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 95476, 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.
95476 ranks 9,147th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 95476
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.
95476's strengths and weaknesses
Where 95476 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 172 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 88% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 95476 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 95476
A household needs to earn about $255,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 95476 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $108,142, 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 95476's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 95476
95476 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 95476.
Who works in 95476, and how
Work in 95476 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 95476
95476 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 91% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 90% of zip codes. The coast is about 41 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 95476 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 95476, month by month
95476 sees roughly 172 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 48° | 41° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 44° |
| July | 81° | 63° | 52° |
| October | 76° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 95476
The nearest airport, Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Francisco Bay Oakland International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around 95476
Schools across 95476 average a B−, better than 53% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Woodland Star CharterC− · 30% proficient
- Hamilton Meadow ParkD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Vallejo HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 95476 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
95476 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 95476 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 95476 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 20% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 94% of zip codes and health care access beats 66%.
Common questions about living in 95476
Is 95476 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 95476 ranks 9,147th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, walkability, and big-city access, and lowest on disaster risk and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 95476 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $994,985. The overall cost of living runs about 42% above the national average. Set against a $108,142 median income, cost of living beats 43% of zip codes.
Is 95476 safe?
95476 is safer than 37% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $385 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 95476?
July highs average about 81 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 41. That works out to about 172 pleasant days a year, more than 94% of zip codes.
Is 95476 good for families?
Schools beat 53% of zip codes, crime safety beats 37%, and childcare runs $1,041 a month.
Compare 95476 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 95476. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 95476 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.
95476 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 95476: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 95476: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 95476: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 95476: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
95476 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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