Best Places96155, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 96155, 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.
96155 ranks 18,983rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 96155
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.
96155's strengths and weaknesses
Where 96155 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Household income$101,250 median, better than 81% of zip codes
Where 96155 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,556 a month, better than only 4% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 96155
A household needs to earn about $123,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 96155 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $101,250, 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 96155's effective rate of 0.68%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 96155
96155 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 96155.
Who works in 96155, and how
Work in 96155 centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 61%
- Work from home 34%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 96155
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 96155.
What the weather is like in 96155, month by month
96155 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 96155
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 80 miles away.
96155 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 96155 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 96155
Is 96155 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 96155 ranks 18,983rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, an educated workforce, and heat safety, 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 96155 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $480,000. The overall cost of living runs about 20% above the national average. Set against a $101,250 median income, cost of living beats 61% of zip codes.
Is 96155 safe?
96155 is safer than 4% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $807 per resident a year.
Compare 96155 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 96155. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 96155 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.
96155 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 96155: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 96155: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 96155: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 96155: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
96155 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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