Best Places95735, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 95735, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
95735 ranks 14,656th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 95735
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.
95735's strengths and weaknesses
Where 95735 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Household income$136,738 median, better than 94% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 95735 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,556 a month, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 95735
A household needs to earn about $159,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 95735 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $136,738, 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 95735's effective rate of 0.71%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 95735
95735 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 95735.
Who works in 95735, and how
Work in 95735 centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 44%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 34%
Life in 95735
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 95735.
What the weather is like in 95735, month by month
95735 sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 30° | 18° |
| April | 57° | 41° | 27° |
| July | 83° | 64° | 43° |
| October | 65° | 45° | 28° |
Flying in and out of 95735
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 79 miles away.
The best schools in and around 95735
Schools across 95735 average a B, better than 63% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Silver Fork ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- El Dorado HighB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 95735 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
95735 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 95735 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 95735
Is 95735 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 95735 ranks 14,656th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, high incomes, and quiet, and lowest on crime and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 95735 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $613,793. The overall cost of living runs about 21% above the national average. Set against a $136,738 median income, cost of living beats 86% of zip codes.
Is 95735 safe?
95735 is safer than 3% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $912 per resident a year.
Compare 95735 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 95735. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 95735 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.
95735 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 95735: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 95735: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 95735: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 95735: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
95735 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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