Best PlacesFall River Mills, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fall River Mills, 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.
Fall River Mills ranks 41,978th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fall River Mills
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.
Fall River Mills' strengths and weaknesses
Where Fall River Mills ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- TransitBetter than 91% of towns
- Short commute21.8 minutes each way, better than 81% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 80% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 118 pleasant days a year, better than 79% of towns
Where Fall River Mills ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fall River Mills
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fall River Mills home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $54,461, 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 Fall River Mills' effective rate of 0.64%, 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 Fall River Mills
Fall River Mills 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 Fall River Mills.
Who works in Fall River Mills, and how
Work in Fall River Mills centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Fall River Mills
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fall River Mills.
What the weather is like in Fall River Mills, month by month
Fall River Mills sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 65° | 49° | 35° |
| July | 92° | 72° | 52° |
| October | 69° | 51° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Fall River Mills
The nearest airport, Redding Regional, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 160 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fall River Mills
Schools across Fall River Mills average a C+, better than 40% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fall River ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Fall River Junior-senior HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fall River Mills school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fall River Mills 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 Fall River Mills against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fall River Mills
Is Fall River Mills a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fall River Mills ranks 41,978th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, transit, and short commutes, and lowest on internet speeds and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fall River Mills expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $300,088. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $54,461 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is Fall River Mills safe?
Fall River Mills is safer than 26% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $419 per resident a year.
Compare Fall River Mills with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fall River Mills. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fall River Mills 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.
Fall River Mills detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fall River Mills: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fall River Mills: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fall River Mills: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fall River Mills: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fall River Mills 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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