Best PlacesDouglas Flat, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Douglas Flat, 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.
Douglas Flat ranks 23,710th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Douglas Flat
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.
Douglas Flat's strengths and weaknesses
Where Douglas Flat ranks high
- TransitBetter than 91% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 133 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 84% of towns
Where Douglas Flat ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Douglas Flat
A household needs to earn about $122,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Douglas Flat home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $81,889, 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 Douglas Flat's effective rate of 0.46%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Douglas Flat
Douglas Flat 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 Douglas Flat.
Who works in Douglas Flat, and how
Work in Douglas Flat centers on education and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Douglas Flat
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Douglas Flat.
What the weather is like in Douglas Flat, month by month
Douglas Flat sees roughly 133 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 43° |
| July | 97° | 79° | 61° |
| October | 79° | 61° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Douglas Flat
The nearest airport, Stockton Metro, is about 45 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 74 miles away.
The best schools in and around Douglas Flat
Schools across Douglas Flat average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Albert A. Michelson ElementaryC+ · 35% proficient
- Columbia ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Avery MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Sonora HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Douglas Flat school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Douglas Flat 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 Douglas Flat against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Douglas Flat
Is Douglas Flat a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Douglas Flat ranks 23,710th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, civic engagement, and big-city access, and lowest on an overheated housing market and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Douglas Flat expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $487,800. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $81,889 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Douglas Flat safe?
Yes, Douglas Flat is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $279 per resident a year.
Compare Douglas Flat with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Douglas Flat. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Douglas Flat 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.
Douglas Flat detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Douglas Flat: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Douglas Flat: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Douglas Flat: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Douglas Flat: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Douglas Flat 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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