Best PlacesGalt, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Galt, 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.
Galt ranks 1,345th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. Tree cover pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on the weather.
The best neighborhoods in Galt
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.
Galt's strengths and weaknesses
Where Galt ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 158 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 76% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 74% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than 68% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 68% of cities
Where Galt ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of cities
- Short commute32.8 minutes each way, better than only 12% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 13% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 14% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 16% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Galt
A household needs to earn about $135,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Galt home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $104,613, 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 Galt's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 Galt
Galt's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Galt.
Who works in Galt, and how
Work in Galt centers on education and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Galt
Galt has more restaurants and bars per resident than 65% of cities and more parkland per resident than 80% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Galt and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Galt, month by month
Galt sees roughly 158 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 76° | 60° | 46° |
| July | 96° | 75° | 59° |
| October | 82° | 64° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Galt
The nearest airport, Stockton Metro, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 33 miles away.
The best schools in and around Galt
Schools across Galt average a B−, better than 46% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Franklin ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Oak View ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
- Florence Markofer ElementaryC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elizabeth Pinkerton MiddleA · 62% proficient
- Joseph Kerr MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Cosumnes Oaks HighA− · 66% proficient
- Elk Grove HighB+ · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Galt school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Galt 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 Galt against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Galt suits
Common questions about living in Galt
Is Galt a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Galt ranks 1,345th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on the weather, a strong job market, and few empty homes, and lowest on tree cover and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Galt expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $520,258. The overall cost of living runs about 13% above the national average. Set against a $104,613 median income, cost of living beats 44% of cities.
Is Galt safe?
Galt is safer than 33% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $389 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Galt?
July highs average about 96 degrees, and January highs near 59 with lows near 39. That works out to about 158 pleasant days a year, more than 85% of cities.
Is Galt good for families?
Schools beat 46% of cities, crime safety beats 33%, and childcare runs $1,332 a month.
Compare Galt with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Galt. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Galt 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.
Galt detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Galt: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Galt: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Galt: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Galt: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Galt 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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