Best PlacesHolt, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Holt, 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.
Holt ranks 49,991st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Holt
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.
Holt's strengths and weaknesses
Where Holt ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 135 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 60% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 58% of towns
Where Holt ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Holt
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Holt home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $22,500, 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 Holt's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 Holt
Holt runs younger 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 Holt.
Who works in Holt, and how
Work in Holt centers on agriculture & forestry and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 47%
- Work from home 50%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Holt
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Holt.
What the weather is like in Holt, month by month
Holt sees roughly 135 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 77° | 61° | 46° |
| July | 98° | 78° | 60° |
| October | 83° | 65° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Holt
The nearest airport, Stockton Metro, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Francisco Bay Oakland International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around Holt
Schools across Holt average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Manlio Silva ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Knightsen ElementaryD · 20% proficient
- Melville S. Jacobson ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Christa Mcauliffe MiddleC · 31% proficient
- Earle E. Williams MiddleD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Merrill F. West HighC+ · 36% proficient
- Bear Creek HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Holt school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Holt 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 Holt against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Holt
Is Holt a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Holt ranks 49,991st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, cell coverage, and the weather, and lowest on education levels and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Holt expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $358,300. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $22,500 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Holt safe?
Holt is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $806 per resident a year.
Compare Holt with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Holt. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Holt 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.
Holt detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Holt: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Holt: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Holt: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Holt: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Holt 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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