Best PlacesGroveland, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Groveland, 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.
Groveland ranks 44,067th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Groveland
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.
Groveland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Groveland ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 164 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
- TransitBetter than 88% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 83% of towns
Where Groveland ranks low
- Short commute59.8 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Groveland
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Groveland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $63,833, 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 Groveland's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 Groveland
Groveland 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 Groveland.
Who works in Groveland, and how
Work in Groveland centers on health care & social and utilities. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Groveland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Groveland.
What the weather is like in Groveland, month by month
Groveland sees roughly 164 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 78 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 37° | 32° |
| April | 53° | 44° | 38° |
| July | 78° | 69° | 63° |
| October | 62° | 53° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Groveland
The nearest airport, Merced Yosemite Regional, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 101 miles away.
The best schools in and around Groveland
Schools across Groveland average a D, better than 7% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Summerville ElementaryC · 31% proficient
- Yosemite National Park El PortalC− · 28% proficient
- Greeley Hill ElementaryD · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Tioga HighD+ · 25% proficient
- Don Pedro HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Groveland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Groveland 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 Groveland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Groveland
Is Groveland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Groveland ranks 44,067th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, a strong job market, and transit, and lowest on long commutes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Groveland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $376,822. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $63,833 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Groveland safe?
Groveland is safer than 43% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $366 per resident a year.
Compare Groveland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Groveland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Groveland 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.
Groveland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Groveland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Groveland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Groveland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Groveland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Groveland 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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