Best PlacesBrowns Valley, Napa, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Browns Valley, Napa, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Browns Valley, Napa ranks 1,420th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Browns Valley, 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.
Browns Valley, Napa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Browns Valley, Napa ranks high
- QuietBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Household income$153,962 median, better than 92% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Browns Valley, Napa ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Browns Valley, Napa
A household needs to earn about $274,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Browns Valley, Napa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $153,962, 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 Browns Valley, Napa's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 Browns Valley, Napa
Browns Valley, Napa runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Browns Valley, Napa.
Who works in Browns Valley, Napa, and how
Work in Browns Valley, Napa centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Browns Valley, Napa
Browns Valley, Napa has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Browns Valley, Napa and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Browns Valley, Napa, month by month
Browns Valley, Napa sees roughly 166 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 Browns Valley, Napa
The nearest airport, Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Francisco Bay Oakland International, about 41 miles away.
Browns Valley, 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 Browns Valley, Napa against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Browns Valley, Napa
Is Browns Valley, Napa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Browns Valley, Napa ranks 1,420th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, health care access, and high incomes, and lowest on cell coverage and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Browns Valley, Napa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,077,000. The overall cost of living runs about 37% above the national average. Set against a $153,962 median income, cost of living beats 83% of neighborhoods.
Is Browns Valley, Napa safe?
Yes, Browns Valley, Napa is safer than 74% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $331 per resident a year.
Compare Browns Valley, Napa with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Browns Valley, Napa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Browns Valley, 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.
Browns Valley, Napa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Browns Valley, Napa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Browns Valley, Napa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Browns Valley, Napa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Browns Valley, Napa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Browns Valley, 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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