Best PlacesIngot, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ingot, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Ingot ranks 35,315th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Ingot
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.
Ingot's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ingot ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 118 pleasant days a year, better than 79% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 66% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 64% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 62% of towns
Where Ingot ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ingot
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ingot home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $78,459; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Ingot's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 Ingot
Ingot runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ingot.
Who works in Ingot, and how
Work in Ingot centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Ingot
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ingot.
What the weather is like in Ingot, month by month
Ingot sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 103 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 38° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 47° |
| July | 103° | 86° | 67° |
| October | 83° | 66° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Ingot
The nearest airport, Redding Regional, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 144 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ingot
Schools across Ingot average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bella Vista ElementaryC+ · 40% proficient
- Shasta LakeC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Central Valley HighB+ · 53% proficient
- Foothill HighB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ingot school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ingot 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 Ingot against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ingot
Is Ingot a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ingot ranks 35,315th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and tree cover, and lowest on summer heat and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ingot expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $313,322. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $78,459 median income, cost of living beats 38% of towns.
Is Ingot safe?
Ingot is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $328 per resident a year.
Compare Ingot with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ingot. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ingot 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.
Ingot detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ingot: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ingot: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ingot: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ingot: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ingot 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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