Best PlacesCampbell, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Campbell, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Distance to the water drives a lot of the difference between one part and the next. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Campbell ranks 391st of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Campbell
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.
The best areas in Campbell
The parts of Campbell, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first.
West San Jose
Cambrian Park
Willow Glen
Scores across Campbell run from about the 51st to the 100th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Campbell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Campbell ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of cities
- Household income$159,751 median, better than 94% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 195 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of cities
Where Campbell ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,106 a month, better than only 2% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 14% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 17% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Campbell
A household needs to earn about $399,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Campbell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $159,751, 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 Campbell's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 Campbell
Campbell'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 Campbell.
Who works in Campbell, and how
Work in Campbell centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Campbell
Campbell has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of cities and more parkland per resident than 84% of cities. The coast is about 24 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Campbell and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Campbell, month by month
Campbell sees roughly 195 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs March through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 52° | 42° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 84° | 69° | 58° |
| October | 80° | 65° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Campbell
Norman Y Mineta San Jose International sits about 6 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.3 million passengers in 2025, with 67 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Campbell
Schools across Campbell average a B, better than 63% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Blossom Hill ElementaryA+ · 81% proficient
- Booksin ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Forest Hill ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Redwood MiddleA+ · 83% proficient
- Raymond J. Fisher MiddleA+ · 71% proficient
- Rolling Hills MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Leigh HighA · 78% proficient
- Los Gatos HighA · 78% proficient
- Branham HighA · 72% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Campbell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Campbell 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 Campbell against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Campbell suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 25% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 91% of cities and health care access beats 60%.
Common questions about living in Campbell
Is Campbell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Campbell ranks 391st of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on biking, population health, and high incomes, and lowest on childcare costs and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Campbell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,541,817. The overall cost of living runs about 72% above the national average. Set against a $159,751 median income, cost of living beats 52% of cities.
Is Campbell safe?
Campbell is safer than 43% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $373 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Campbell?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 63 with lows near 42. That works out to about 195 pleasant days a year, more than 91% of cities.
What are the best neighborhoods in Campbell?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are West San Jose, Cambrian Park, and Willow Glen. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Campbell with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Campbell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Campbell 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.
Campbell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Campbell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Campbell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Campbell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Campbell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Campbell 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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