Best PlacesCutten, Eureka, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cutten, Eureka, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Cutten, Eureka ranks 3,504th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cutten, Eureka
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.
Cutten, Eureka's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cutten, Eureka ranks high
- QuietBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Short commute16.7 minutes each way, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Cutten, Eureka ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Cutten, Eureka
A household needs to earn about $132,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cutten, Eureka home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $94,261, 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 Cutten, Eureka's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 Cutten, Eureka
Cutten, Eureka'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 Cutten, Eureka.
Who works in Cutten, Eureka, and how
Work in Cutten, Eureka centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Cutten, Eureka
The coast is about 9 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Cutten, Eureka, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Cutten, Eureka, month by month
Cutten, Eureka sees roughly 123 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 64 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 49° | 40° |
| April | 58° | 50° | 42° |
| July | 64° | 57° | 52° |
| October | 64° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Cutten, Eureka
The nearest airport, California Redwood Coast- Humboldt County, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 197 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cutten, Eureka
Schools across Cutten, Eureka average a C−, better than 30% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Washington ElementaryC · 33% proficient
- Pine Hill ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Grant ElementaryD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Catherine L. Zane MiddleD · 24% proficient
- Winship MiddleD · 23% proficient
- South Bay ElementaryD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Eureka Senior HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Fortuna Union HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cutten, Eureka school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cutten, Eureka 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 Cutten, Eureka against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Cutten, Eureka
Is Cutten, Eureka a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cutten, Eureka ranks 3,504th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, tree cover, and short commutes, and lowest on distance from a big city and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cutten, Eureka expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $516,431. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $94,261 median income, cost of living beats 60% of neighborhoods.
Is Cutten, Eureka safe?
Cutten, Eureka is safer than 49% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $497 per resident a year.
Compare Cutten, Eureka with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cutten, Eureka. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cutten, Eureka 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.
Cutten, Eureka detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cutten, Eureka: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cutten, Eureka: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cutten, Eureka: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cutten, Eureka: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cutten, Eureka 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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