Best PlacesBeale Afb, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Beale Afb, 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.
Beale Afb ranks 26,119th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Beale Afb
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.
Beale Afb's strengths and weaknesses
Where Beale Afb ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Short commute17.6 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 87% of towns
Where Beale Afb ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Beale Afb
A household needs to earn about $135,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Beale Afb home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $70,681, 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 Beale Afb's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Beale Afb
Beale Afb runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Beale Afb.
Who works in Beale Afb, and how
Work in Beale Afb centers on admin & support services and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Beale Afb
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Beale Afb.
What the weather is like in Beale Afb, month by month
Beale Afb sees roughly 132 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 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° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 75° | 60° | 45° |
| July | 98° | 80° | 61° |
| October | 81° | 64° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Beale Afb
Sacramento International sits about 31 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 Beale Afb
Schools across Beale Afb average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wheatland Charter AcademyA− · 60% proficient
- Clear Creek ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Lone Tree ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bear RiverC+ · 37% proficient
- Magnolia IntermediateC · 32% proficient
- Yuba Gardens IntermediateD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Bear River HighA− · 65% proficient
- Lindhurst HighC− · 27% proficient
- Wheatland Union HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Beale Afb school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Beale Afb 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 Beale Afb against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Beale Afb
Is Beale Afb a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Beale Afb ranks 26,119th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, short commutes, and a strong job market, and lowest on civic engagement and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Beale Afb expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $520,389. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $70,681 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Beale Afb safe?
Beale Afb is safer than 16% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $623 per resident a year.
Compare Beale Afb with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Beale Afb. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Beale Afb 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.
Beale Afb detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Beale Afb: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Beale Afb: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Beale Afb: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Beale Afb: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Beale Afb 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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