Best PlacesGrenada, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Grenada, 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.
Grenada ranks 28,429th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Grenada
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.
Grenada's strengths and weaknesses
Where Grenada ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 150 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
- Short commute19.8 minutes each way, better than 88% of towns
- TransitBetter than 88% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 75% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 71% of towns
Where Grenada ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Grenada
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Grenada home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $76,199, 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 Grenada's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 Grenada
Grenada 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 Grenada.
Who works in Grenada, and how
Work in Grenada 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 86%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Grenada
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Grenada.
What the weather is like in Grenada, month by month
Grenada sees roughly 150 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 37° | 26° |
| April | 68° | 50° | 33° |
| July | 97° | 77° | 55° |
| October | 72° | 53° | 35° |
Flying in and out of Grenada
The nearest airport, Rogue Valley International/Medford, is about 53 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 210 miles away.
The best schools in and around Grenada
Schools across Grenada average a C+, better than 45% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fort Jones ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Grenada ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Montague ElementaryC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Scott Valley Junior HighB · 45% proficient
- Jackson Street ElementaryD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Yreka HighB+ · 58% proficient
- Etna Union HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Grenada school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Grenada 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 Grenada against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Grenada
Is Grenada a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Grenada ranks 28,429th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, short commutes, and transit, and lowest on a weak job market and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Grenada expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $392,980. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $76,199 median income, cost of living beats 42% of towns.
Is Grenada safe?
Yes, Grenada is safer than 69% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $267 per resident a year.
Compare Grenada with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Grenada. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Grenada 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.
Grenada detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Grenada: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Grenada: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Grenada: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Grenada: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Grenada 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.