Best PlacesGas Point, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gas Point, 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.
Gas Point ranks 44,958th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Gas Point
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.
Gas Point's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gas Point ranks high
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 122 pleasant days a year, better than 81% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 66% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 47% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 45% of towns
Where Gas Point ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gas Point
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gas Point home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $66,951, 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 Gas Point's effective rate of 0.59%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Gas Point
Gas Point runs younger 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 Gas Point.
Who works in Gas Point, and how
Work in Gas Point centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Gas Point
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gas Point.
What the weather is like in Gas Point, month by month
Gas Point sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 102 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 47° |
| July | 102° | 85° | 66° |
| October | 84° | 66° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Gas Point
The nearest airport, Redding Regional, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 121 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gas Point
Schools across Gas Point average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Evergreen ElementaryB · 46% proficient
- North CottonwoodC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Cottonwood Junior HighB− · 40% proficient
- Evergreen MiddleB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Shasta HighA− · 60% proficient
- West Valley Early College HighC · 33% proficient
- Red Bluff HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gas Point school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gas Point 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 Gas Point against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gas Point
Is Gas Point a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gas Point ranks 44,958th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and low property taxes, and lowest on summer heat 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 Gas Point expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $384,665. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $66,951 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Gas Point safe?
Gas Point is safer than 26% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $435 per resident a year.
Compare Gas Point with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gas Point. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gas Point 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.
Gas Point detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gas Point: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gas Point: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gas Point: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gas Point: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gas Point 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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