Best PlacesDinuba, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dinuba, 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.
Dinuba ranks 1,997th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. Thin health care access pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cell coverage.
The best neighborhoods in Dinuba
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.
Dinuba's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dinuba ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of cities
- QuietBetter than 85% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of cities
- Short commute23.1 minutes each way, better than 70% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 120 pleasant days a year, better than 70% of cities
Where Dinuba ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of cities
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Dinuba
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dinuba home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $69,166; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Dinuba's effective rate of 0.72%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Dinuba
Dinuba runs younger 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 Dinuba.
Who works in Dinuba, and how
Work in Dinuba centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Dinuba
Dinuba has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of cities and more parkland per resident than 80% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Dinuba and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Dinuba, month by month
Dinuba sees roughly 120 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 79° | 63° | 47° |
| July | 100° | 83° | 64° |
| October | 83° | 65° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Dinuba
The nearest airport, Fresno Yosemite International, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International, about 151 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dinuba
Schools across Dinuba average a C−, better than 26% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Riverview ElementaryB+ · 51% proficient
- Silas BartschC+ · 37% proficient
- Alta ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Navelencia MiddleC · 32% proficient
- Citrus MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Dinuba HighB− · 45% proficient
- Kingsburg HighB− · 44% proficient
- Orange Cove HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dinuba school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dinuba 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 Dinuba against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Dinuba suits
Common questions about living in Dinuba
Is Dinuba a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dinuba ranks 1,997th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on cell coverage, quiet, and walkability, and lowest on thin health care access and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dinuba expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $285,057. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $69,166 median income, cost of living beats 7% of cities.
Is Dinuba safe?
Dinuba is safer than 20% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $462 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Dinuba?
July highs average about 100 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 38. That works out to about 120 pleasant days a year, more than 70% of cities.
Is Dinuba good for families?
Schools beat 26% of cities, crime safety beats 20%, and childcare runs $950 a month.
Compare Dinuba with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dinuba. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dinuba 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.
Dinuba detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dinuba: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dinuba: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dinuba: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dinuba: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dinuba 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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