Best PlacesBelden, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Belden, 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.
Belden ranks 44,240th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Belden
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.
Belden's strengths and weaknesses
Where Belden ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 154 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 67% of towns
- Short commute25.2 minutes each way, better than 61% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 61% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 59% of towns
Where Belden ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Belden
A household needs to earn about $149,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Belden home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $76,704, 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 Belden's effective rate of 0.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Belden
Belden 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 Belden.
Who works in Belden, and how
Work in Belden centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Belden
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Belden.
What the weather is like in Belden, month by month
Belden sees roughly 154 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 48° | 40° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 50° |
| July | 97° | 83° | 69° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Belden
The nearest airport, Redding Regional, is about 65 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around Belden
Schools across Belden average a C−, better than 30% of towns.
Top high schools
- Quincy Junior/senior HighC · 33% proficient
- Greenville Junior/senior HighD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Belden school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Belden 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 Belden against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Belden
Is Belden a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Belden ranks 44,240th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, fast internet, and short commutes, and lowest on biking and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Belden expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $581,425. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $76,704 median income, cost of living beats 38% of towns.
Is Belden safe?
Belden is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $509 per resident a year.
Compare Belden with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Belden. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Belden 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.
Belden detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Belden: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Belden: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Belden: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Belden: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Belden 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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