Best PlacesFields Landing, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fields Landing, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fields Landing ranks 48,113th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fields Landing
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.
Fields Landing's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fields Landing ranks high
- TransitBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute18.0 minutes each way, better than 93% of towns
- BikingBetter than 93% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 131 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of towns
Where Fields Landing ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fields Landing
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fields Landing home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $71,205, 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 Fields Landing's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fields Landing
Fields Landing runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Fields Landing.
Who works in Fields Landing, and how
Work in Fields Landing centers on education and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Fields Landing
The coast is about 12 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Fields Landing, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fields Landing, month by month
Fields Landing sees roughly 131 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 64 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 49° | 40° |
| April | 58° | 50° | 42° |
| July | 64° | 57° | 52° |
| October | 64° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Fields Landing
The nearest airport, California Redwood Coast- Humboldt County, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 198 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fields Landing
Schools across Fields Landing average a D+, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pine Hill ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Loleta ElementaryD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Bay ElementaryD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Eureka Senior HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Fortuna Union HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fields Landing school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fields Landing 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 Fields Landing against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fields Landing
Is Fields Landing a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fields Landing ranks 48,113th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, short commutes, and biking, and lowest on disaster risk 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 Fields Landing expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $356,773. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $71,205 median income, cost of living beats 16% of towns.
Is Fields Landing safe?
Fields Landing is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $803 per resident a year.
Compare Fields Landing with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fields Landing. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fields Landing 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.
Fields Landing detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fields Landing: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fields Landing: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fields Landing: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fields Landing: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fields Landing 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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