Best PlacesHerlong, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Herlong, 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.
Herlong ranks 46,134th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Herlong
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.
Herlong's strengths and weaknesses
Where Herlong ranks high
- Short commute15.8 minutes each way, better than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 165 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- TransitBetter than 90% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 82% of towns
Where Herlong ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Herlong
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Herlong home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,680, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Herlong'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, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Herlong
Herlong 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 Herlong.
Who works in Herlong, and how
Work in Herlong centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Herlong
Herlong has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Herlong and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Herlong, month by month
Herlong sees roughly 165 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 65° | 50° | 36° |
| July | 93° | 75° | 54° |
| October | 68° | 48° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Herlong
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 126 miles away.
The best schools in and around Herlong
Schools across Herlong average a D, better than 9% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Shaffer ElementaryD · 20% proficient
- Sierra PrimaryD− · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fort Sage MiddleD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Lassen HighC− · 28% proficient
- Herlong HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Herlong school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Herlong 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 Herlong against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Herlong
Is Herlong a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Herlong ranks 46,134th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, the weather, and a strong job market, and lowest on tree cover and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Herlong expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $115,000. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $53,680 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Herlong safe?
Herlong is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $791 per resident a year.
Compare Herlong with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Herlong. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Herlong 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.
Herlong detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Herlong: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Herlong: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Herlong: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Herlong: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Herlong 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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