Best PlacesHornbrook, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hornbrook, 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.
Hornbrook ranks 45,248th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hornbrook
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.
Hornbrook's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hornbrook ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 148 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 74% of towns
- Short commute23.2 minutes each way, better than 73% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 66% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 65% of towns
Where Hornbrook ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hornbrook
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hornbrook home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,934, 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 Hornbrook's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hornbrook
Hornbrook's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hornbrook.
Who works in Hornbrook, and how
Work in Hornbrook centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Hornbrook
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hornbrook.
What the weather is like in Hornbrook, month by month
Hornbrook sees roughly 148 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 Hornbrook
The nearest airport, Rogue Valley International/Medford, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 227 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hornbrook
Schools across Hornbrook average a C, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bogus ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Willow Creek ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
- Evergreen ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jackson Street ElementaryD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Yreka HighB+ · 58% proficient
- Butte Valley HighD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hornbrook school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hornbrook 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 Hornbrook against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hornbrook
Is Hornbrook a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hornbrook ranks 45,248th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, clean air, and short commutes, and lowest on internet speeds and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hornbrook expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,011. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $53,934 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Hornbrook safe?
Hornbrook is safer than 39% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $377 per resident a year.
Compare Hornbrook with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hornbrook. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hornbrook 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.
Hornbrook detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hornbrook: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hornbrook: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hornbrook: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hornbrook: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hornbrook 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.