Best PlacesBeard, Napa, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Beard, Napa, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Beard, Napa ranks 3,053rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Disaster risk pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on the weather.
The best neighborhoods in Beard, Napa
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.
Beard, Napa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Beard, Napa ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 165 pleasant days a year, better than 81% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
Where Beard, Napa ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Beard, Napa
A household needs to earn about $192,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Beard, Napa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $95,966, 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 Beard, Napa's effective rate of 0.77%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Beard, Napa
Beard, Napa's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Beard, Napa.
Who works in Beard, Napa, and how
Work in Beard, Napa centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Beard, Napa
Beard, Napa has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Beard, Napa and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Beard, Napa, month by month
Beard, Napa sees roughly 165 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 38° |
| April | 71° | 56° | 42° |
| July | 81° | 65° | 53° |
| October | 79° | 61° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Beard, Napa
The nearest airport, Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Francisco Bay Oakland International, about 41 miles away.
Beard, Napa 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 Beard, Napa against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Beard, Napa
Is Beard, Napa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Beard, Napa ranks 3,053rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, biking, and clean air, and lowest on disaster risk and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Beard, Napa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $738,186. The overall cost of living runs about 31% above the national average. Set against a $95,966 median income, cost of living beats 42% of neighborhoods.
Is Beard, Napa safe?
Yes, Beard, Napa is safer than 62% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $427 per resident a year.
Compare Beard, Napa with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Beard, Napa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Beard, Napa 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.
Beard, Napa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Beard, Napa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Beard, Napa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Beard, Napa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Beard, Napa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Beard, Napa 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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