Best PlacesBelding Woods, Richmond, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Belding Woods, Richmond, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Belding Woods, Richmond ranks 4,689th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Belding Woods, Richmond
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.
Belding Woods, Richmond's strengths and weaknesses
Where Belding Woods, Richmond ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 198 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Belding Woods, Richmond ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Short commute36.9 minutes each way, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Belding Woods, Richmond
A household needs to earn about $171,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Belding Woods, Richmond home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $73,236, 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 Belding Woods, Richmond's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 Belding Woods, Richmond
Belding Woods, Richmond 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 Belding Woods, Richmond.
Who works in Belding Woods, Richmond, and how
Work in Belding Woods, Richmond centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Belding Woods, Richmond
The coast is about 18 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Belding Woods, Richmond, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Belding Woods, Richmond, month by month
Belding Woods, Richmond sees roughly 198 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs March through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 51° | 41° |
| April | 75° | 60° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 72° | 58° |
| October | 82° | 65° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Belding Woods, Richmond
San Francisco Bay Oakland International sits about 17 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.5 million passengers in 2025, with 64 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Belding Woods, Richmond
Schools across Belding Woods, Richmond average a C, better than 60% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Middle College HighA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Belding Woods, Richmond school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Belding Woods, Richmond 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 Belding Woods, Richmond against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Belding Woods, Richmond
Is Belding Woods, Richmond a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Belding Woods, Richmond ranks 4,689th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, few empty homes, and the weather, and lowest on civic engagement and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Belding Woods, Richmond expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $648,077. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $73,236 median income, cost of living beats 17% of neighborhoods.
Is Belding Woods, Richmond safe?
Belding Woods, Richmond is safer than 46% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $514 per resident a year.
Compare Belding Woods, Richmond with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Belding Woods, Richmond. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Belding Woods, Richmond 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.
Belding Woods, Richmond detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Belding Woods, Richmond: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Belding Woods, Richmond: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Belding Woods, Richmond: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Belding Woods, Richmond: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Belding Woods, Richmond 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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