Best PlacesBuhach, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Buhach, 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.
Buhach ranks 23,401st 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 Buhach
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.
Buhach's strengths and weaknesses
Where Buhach ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Short commute17.7 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 89% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 139 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of towns
Where Buhach ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Buhach
A household needs to earn about $142,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Buhach home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $83,967, 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 Buhach'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 Buhach
Buhach 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 Buhach.
Who works in Buhach, and how
Work in Buhach centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Buhach
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Buhach.
What the weather is like in Buhach, month by month
Buhach sees roughly 139 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 61° | 45° |
| July | 100° | 81° | 62° |
| October | 83° | 65° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Buhach
The nearest airport, Merced Yosemite Regional, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around Buhach
Schools across Buhach average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Snelling-merced Falls ElementaryC · 34% proficient
- Ada Givens ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Weaver MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
- Herbert H. Cruickshank MiddleD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- El Capitan HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Buhach school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Buhach 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 Buhach against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Buhach
Is Buhach a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Buhach ranks 23,401st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, short commutes, and an educated workforce, and lowest on civic engagement and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Buhach expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $546,166. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $83,967 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Buhach safe?
Buhach is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $358 per resident a year.
Compare Buhach with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Buhach. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Buhach 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.
Buhach detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Buhach: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Buhach: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Buhach: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Buhach: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Buhach 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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