Best Places95957, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 95957, 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.
95957 ranks 28,842nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. A weak job market pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on quiet.
The best neighborhoods in 95957
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.
95957's strengths and weaknesses
Where 95957 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 131 pleasant days a year, better than 82% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 75% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 58% of zip codes
Where 95957 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 95957
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 95957 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $77,503; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 95957's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 95957
95957 runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 95957.
Who works in 95957, and how
Work in 95957 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 84%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 95957
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 95957.
What the weather is like in 95957, month by month
95957 sees roughly 131 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 76° | 61° | 46° |
| July | 99° | 80° | 61° |
| October | 83° | 64° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 95957
Sacramento International sits about 34 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 95957
Schools across 95957 average a D+, better than 18% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Franklin ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- James M. Burchfield PrimaryC · 33% proficient
- Brittan ElementaryC− · 26% proficient
Top middle schools
- George T. Egling MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Colusa HighB · 48% proficient
- Yuba City HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Sutter HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 95957 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
95957 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 95957 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 95957
Is 95957 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 95957 ranks 28,842nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and big-city access, and lowest on a weak job market and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 95957 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $324,969. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $77,503 median income, cost of living beats 31% of zip codes.
Is 95957 safe?
95957 is safer than 15% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $545 per resident a year.
Compare 95957 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 95957. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 95957 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.
95957 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 95957: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 95957: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 95957: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 95957: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
95957 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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