Best PlacesCampo Seco, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Campo Seco, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Campo Seco ranks 22,799th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Campo Seco
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.
Campo Seco's strengths and weaknesses
Where Campo Seco ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 145 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- QuietBetter than 84% of towns
- Household income$95,992 median, better than 82% of towns
Where Campo Seco ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Campo Seco
A household needs to earn about $124,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Campo Seco home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $95,992, 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 Campo Seco's effective rate of 0.72%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Campo Seco
Campo Seco runs older 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 Campo Seco.
Who works in Campo Seco, and how
Work in Campo Seco centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Campo Seco
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Campo Seco.
What the weather is like in Campo Seco, month by month
Campo Seco sees roughly 145 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 97° | 80° | 61° |
| October | 79° | 63° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Campo Seco
The nearest airport, Stockton Metro, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 52 miles away.
The best schools in and around Campo Seco
Schools across Campo Seco average a D+, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ione ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
- Valley Springs ElementaryD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ione Junior HighD · 23% proficient
- Toyon MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Calaveras HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Argonaut HighC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Campo Seco school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Campo Seco 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 Campo Seco against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Campo Seco
Is Campo Seco a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Campo Seco ranks 22,799th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and low crime, and lowest on taxes and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Campo Seco expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $480,329. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $95,992 median income, cost of living beats 55% of towns.
Is Campo Seco safe?
Yes, Campo Seco is safer than 87% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $204 per resident a year.
Compare Campo Seco with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Campo Seco. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Campo Seco 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.
Campo Seco detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Campo Seco: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Campo Seco: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Campo Seco: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Campo Seco: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Campo Seco 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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