Best PlacesClarksburg, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Clarksburg, 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.
Clarksburg ranks 22,390th 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 Clarksburg
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.
Clarksburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Clarksburg ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 155 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of towns
Where Clarksburg ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,549 a month, better than only 2% of towns
- Short commute41.9 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Clarksburg
A household needs to earn about $268,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Clarksburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $104,313, 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 Clarksburg's effective rate of 0.91%, 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 Clarksburg
Clarksburg's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Clarksburg.
Who works in Clarksburg, and how
Work in Clarksburg centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Clarksburg
Clarksburg has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Clarksburg and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Clarksburg, month by month
Clarksburg sees roughly 155 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 76° | 60° | 46° |
| July | 96° | 75° | 59° |
| October | 82° | 64° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Clarksburg
Sacramento International sits about 20 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.8 million passengers in 2025, with 85 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Clarksburg
Schools across Clarksburg average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top high schools
- Davis Senior HighA+ · 89% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Clarksburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Clarksburg 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 Clarksburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Clarksburg
Is Clarksburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Clarksburg ranks 22,390th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, big-city access, and the weather, and lowest on civic engagement and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Clarksburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,011,364. The overall cost of living runs about 25% above the national average. Set against a $104,313 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Clarksburg safe?
Clarksburg is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $596 per resident a year.
Compare Clarksburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Clarksburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Clarksburg 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.
Clarksburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Clarksburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Clarksburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Clarksburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Clarksburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Clarksburg 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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