Best Places95659, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 95659, 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.
95659 ranks 22,477th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Internet speeds pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in 95659
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.
95659's strengths and weaknesses
Where 95659 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 135 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Household income$99,118 median, better than 79% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 68% of zip codes
Where 95659 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 95659
A household needs to earn about $147,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 95659 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $99,118, 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 95659's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 95659
95659 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 95659.
Who works in 95659, and how
Work in 95659 centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 95659
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 95659.
What the weather is like in 95659, month by month
95659 sees roughly 135 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 46° | 38° |
| April | 73° | 58° | 45° |
| July | 98° | 79° | 61° |
| October | 80° | 62° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 95659
Sacramento International sits about 12 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.8 million passengers in 2025, with 85 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 95659
Schools across 95659 average a C+, better than 39% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Marcum-illinois Union ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Pleasant GroveC+ · 37% proficient
- Browns ElementaryC · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Riverview MiddleF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Woodland Senior HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Yuba City HighC+ · 37% proficient
- East Nicolaus HighC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 95659 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
95659 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 95659 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 95659
Is 95659 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 95659 ranks 22,477th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, the weather, and big-city access, and lowest on internet speeds and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 95659 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $587,566. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $99,118 median income, cost of living beats 63% of zip codes.
Is 95659 safe?
95659 is safer than 27% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $429 per resident a year.
Compare 95659 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 95659. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 95659 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.
95659 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 95659: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 95659: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 95659: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 95659: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
95659 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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