Best PlacesCovell Park, Davis, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Covell Park, Davis, 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.
Covell Park, Davis ranks 743rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Covell Park, Davis
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.
Covell Park, Davis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Covell Park, Davis ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 175 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Covell Park, Davis ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,550 a month, better than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Covell Park, Davis
A household needs to earn about $222,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Covell Park, Davis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $112,789, 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 Covell Park, Davis' effective rate of 0.75%, 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 Covell Park, Davis
Covell Park, Davis runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Covell Park, Davis.
Who works in Covell Park, Davis, and how
Work in Covell Park, Davis centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 45%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 23%
Life in Covell Park, Davis
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Covell Park, Davis.
What the weather is like in Covell Park, Davis, month by month
Covell Park, Davis sees roughly 175 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 49° | 42° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 48° |
| July | 95° | 75° | 58° |
| October | 80° | 64° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Covell Park, Davis
Sacramento International sits about 13 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 Covell Park, Davis
Schools across Covell Park, Davis average an A, better than 93% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Davis Senior HighA+ · 89% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Covell Park, Davis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Covell Park, Davis 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 Covell Park, Davis against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Covell Park, Davis
Is Covell Park, Davis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Covell Park, Davis ranks 743rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on biking, an educated workforce, and good schools, and lowest on childcare costs and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Covell Park, Davis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $854,999. The overall cost of living runs about 28% above the national average. Set against a $112,789 median income, cost of living beats 59% of neighborhoods.
Is Covell Park, Davis safe?
Yes, Covell Park, Davis is safer than 74% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $340 per resident a year.
Compare Covell Park, Davis with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Covell Park, Davis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Covell Park, Davis 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.
Covell Park, Davis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Covell Park, Davis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Covell Park, Davis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Covell Park, Davis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Covell Park, Davis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Covell Park, Davis 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.
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