Best PlacesDrakesbad, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Drakesbad, 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.
Drakesbad ranks 43,269th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Drakesbad
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.
Drakesbad's strengths and weaknesses
Where Drakesbad ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of towns
- QuietBetter than 84% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 112 pleasant days a year, better than 75% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 63% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 61% of towns
Where Drakesbad ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Drakesbad
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Drakesbad home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $69,930; 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 Drakesbad's effective rate of 0.74%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Drakesbad
Drakesbad 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 Drakesbad.
Who works in Drakesbad, and how
Work in Drakesbad centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Drakesbad
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Drakesbad.
What the weather is like in Drakesbad, month by month
Drakesbad sees roughly 112 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 65° | 50° | 36° |
| July | 93° | 75° | 54° |
| October | 68° | 48° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Drakesbad
The nearest airport, Redding Regional, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 122 miles away.
The best schools in and around Drakesbad
Schools across Drakesbad average a D+, better than 15% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Plum Valley ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Meadow ViewC− · 28% proficient
- Fletcher Walker ElementaryD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Berrendos MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- Diamond View MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Foothill HighB · 49% proficient
- Lassen HighC− · 28% proficient
- Red Bluff HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Drakesbad school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Drakesbad 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 Drakesbad against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Drakesbad
Is Drakesbad a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Drakesbad ranks 43,269th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, quiet, and the weather, and lowest on cell coverage and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Drakesbad expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $279,189. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $69,930 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Drakesbad safe?
Drakesbad is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $513 per resident a year.
Compare Drakesbad with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Drakesbad. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Drakesbad 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.
Drakesbad detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Drakesbad: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Drakesbad: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Drakesbad: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Drakesbad: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Drakesbad 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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