Best PlacesCassel, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cassel, 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.
Cassel ranks 43,130th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Cassel
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.
Cassel's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cassel ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute16.9 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 127 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 58% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 58% of towns
Where Cassel ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cassel
A household needs to earn about $101,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cassel home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $67,685, 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 Cassel's effective rate of 0.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Cassel
Cassel runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cassel.
Who works in Cassel, and how
Work in Cassel centers on finance & insurance and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Cassel
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cassel.
What the weather is like in Cassel, month by month
Cassel sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 103 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 38° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 47° |
| July | 103° | 86° | 67° |
| October | 83° | 66° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Cassel
The nearest airport, Redding Regional, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 154 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cassel
Schools across Cassel average a C, better than 35% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fall River ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Burney ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Fall River Junior-senior HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Burney Junior-senior HighD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cassel school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cassel 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 Cassel against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cassel
Is Cassel a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cassel ranks 43,130th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, short commutes, and the weather, and lowest on summer heat and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cassel expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $392,718. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $67,685 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Cassel safe?
Cassel is safer than 26% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $406 per resident a year.
Compare Cassel with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cassel. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cassel 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.
Cassel detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cassel: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cassel: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cassel: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cassel: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cassel 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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