Best PlacesHodge, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hodge, 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.
Hodge ranks 46,249th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hodge
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.
Hodge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hodge ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 178 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 76% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 59% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 58% of towns
Where Hodge ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hodge
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hodge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,675, 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 Hodge's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hodge
Hodge runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hodge.
Who works in Hodge, and how
Work in Hodge centers on transportation & warehousing and utilities. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Hodge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hodge.
What the weather is like in Hodge, month by month
Hodge sees roughly 178 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 108 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 48° | 36° |
| April | 84° | 67° | 51° |
| July | 108° | 92° | 75° |
| October | 87° | 69° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Hodge
The nearest airport, San Bernardino International, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ontario International, about 57 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hodge
Schools across Hodge average a D+, better than 13% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Helendale ElementaryC · 33% proficient
- Henderson ElementaryF · 10% proficient
- Lenwood ElementaryF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Riverview MiddleC · 33% proficient
- Barstow Junior HighF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Barstow HighC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hodge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hodge 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 Hodge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hodge
Is Hodge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hodge ranks 46,249th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and a strong job market, and lowest on air quality and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hodge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $271,706. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $73,675 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Hodge safe?
Hodge is safer than 13% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $561 per resident a year.
Compare Hodge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hodge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hodge 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.
Hodge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hodge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hodge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hodge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hodge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hodge 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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