Best PlacesElm View, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Elm View, 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.
Elm View ranks 43,751st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Elm View
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.
Elm View's strengths and weaknesses
Where Elm View ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 154 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- TransitBetter than 90% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 85% of towns
Where Elm View ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Elm View
A household needs to earn about $96,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Elm View home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $62,408, 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 Elm View's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 Elm View
Elm View runs older 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 Elm View.
Who works in Elm View, and how
Work in Elm View centers on agriculture & forestry and admin & support services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Elm View
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Elm View.
What the weather is like in Elm View, month by month
Elm View sees roughly 154 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 102 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 50° | 40° |
| April | 79° | 64° | 51° |
| July | 102° | 86° | 70° |
| October | 83° | 68° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Elm View
The nearest airport, Fresno Yosemite International, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International, about 130 miles away.
The best schools in and around Elm View
Schools across Elm View average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- American Union ElementaryC− · 26% proficient
- Caruthers ElementaryD · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Selma HighB− · 43% proficient
- Caruthers HighC− · 28% proficient
- Washington HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Elm View school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Elm View 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 Elm View against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Elm View
Is Elm View a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Elm View ranks 43,751st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, transit, and cell coverage, and lowest on air quality and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Elm View expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $377,181. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $62,408 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Elm View safe?
Elm View is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $373 per resident a year.
Compare Elm View with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Elm View. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Elm View 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.
Elm View detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Elm View: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Elm View: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Elm View: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Elm View: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Elm View 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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