Best Places95914, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 95914, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
95914 ranks 28,137th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 95914
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.
95914's strengths and weaknesses
Where 95914 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 135 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 71% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 95914 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 95914
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 95914 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $68,795, 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 95914's effective rate of 0.62%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 95914
95914 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 95914.
Who works in 95914, and how
Work in 95914 centers on other services and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 95914
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 95914.
What the weather is like in 95914, month by month
95914 sees roughly 135 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 50° | 41° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 48° |
| July | 100° | 83° | 66° |
| October | 82° | 66° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 95914
Sacramento International sits about 52 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 95914
Schools across 95914 average a D+, better than 16% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bangor Union ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
- Yuba Feather ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Foothill IntermediateD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Las Plumas HighC · 33% proficient
- Marysville HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 95914 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
95914 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 95914 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 95914
Is 95914 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 95914 ranks 28,137th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, a strong job market, and the weather, and lowest on biking and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 95914 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $322,269. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $68,795 median income, cost of living beats 31% of zip codes.
Is 95914 safe?
95914 is safer than 40% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $388 per resident a year.
Compare 95914 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 95914. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 95914 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.
95914 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 95914: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 95914: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 95914: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 95914: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
95914 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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