Best PlacesBankhead Springs, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bankhead Springs, 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.
Bankhead Springs ranks 50,321st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Bankhead Springs
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.
Bankhead Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Bankhead Springs ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 188 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 53% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 50% of towns
Where Bankhead Springs ranks low
- Short commute68.1 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bankhead Springs
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bankhead Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $51,367, 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 Bankhead Springs' effective rate of 0.74%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bankhead Springs
Bankhead Springs runs older 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 Bankhead Springs.
Who works in Bankhead Springs, and how
Work in Bankhead Springs centers on other services and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Bankhead Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bankhead Springs.
What the weather is like in Bankhead Springs, month by month
Bankhead Springs sees roughly 188 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 111 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 56° | 41° |
| April | 91° | 75° | 57° |
| July | 111° | 95° | 78° |
| October | 94° | 77° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Bankhead Springs
The nearest airport, Imperial County, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Diego International, about 56 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bankhead Springs
Schools across Bankhead Springs average a D−, better than 4% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Potrero ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pine Valley MiddleD · 20% proficient
- Camp Lockett MiddleF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Mountain Empire HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bankhead Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bankhead Springs 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 Bankhead Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bankhead Springs
Is Bankhead Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bankhead Springs ranks 50,321st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, few empty homes, and big-city access, and lowest on long commutes and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bankhead Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $361,959. The overall cost of living runs about 13% above the national average. Set against a $51,367 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Bankhead Springs safe?
Bankhead Springs is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $692 per resident a year.
Compare Bankhead Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bankhead Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bankhead Springs 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.
Bankhead Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bankhead Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bankhead Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bankhead Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bankhead Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bankhead Springs 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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