Best PlacesAdelanto, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Adelanto, 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.
Adelanto ranks 2,065th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Adelanto
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.
Adelanto's strengths and weaknesses
Where Adelanto ranks high
- QuietBetter than 90% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 164 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than 76% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 72% of cities
Where Adelanto ranks low
- Short commute47.3 minutes each way, better than only 1% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Adelanto
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Adelanto home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $69,637, 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 Adelanto's effective rate of 0.97%, 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 Adelanto
Adelanto runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Adelanto.
Who works in Adelanto, and how
Work in Adelanto centers on transportation & warehousing and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Adelanto
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Adelanto.
What the weather is like in Adelanto, month by month
Adelanto sees roughly 164 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 101 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 46° | 34° |
| April | 77° | 60° | 44° |
| July | 101° | 84° | 66° |
| October | 81° | 64° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Adelanto
The nearest airport, San Bernardino International, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ontario International, about 35 miles away.
The best schools in and around Adelanto
Schools across Adelanto average a C+, better than 46% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Gus Franklin Jr.D+ · 25% proficient
- Desert Trails Preparatory AcademyD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Riverview MiddleC · 33% proficient
- Quail Valley MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Adelanto school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Adelanto 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 Adelanto against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Adelanto suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Adelanto
Is Adelanto a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Adelanto ranks 2,065th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and fast internet, and lowest on long commutes and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Adelanto expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $340,931. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $69,637 median income, cost of living beats 4% of cities.
Is Adelanto safe?
Adelanto is safer than 30% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $426 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Adelanto?
July highs average about 101 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 34. That works out to about 164 pleasant days a year, more than 86% of cities.
Is Adelanto good for families?
Schools beat 46% of cities, crime safety beats 30%, and childcare runs $1,252 a month.
Compare Adelanto with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Adelanto. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Adelanto 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.
Adelanto detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Adelanto: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Adelanto: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Adelanto: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Adelanto: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Adelanto 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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