Best PlacesIsleton, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Isleton, 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.
Isleton ranks 38,283rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Isleton
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.
Isleton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Isleton ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 162 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of towns
- TransitBetter than 89% of towns
Where Isleton ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Isleton
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Isleton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $80,658; 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 Isleton's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 Isleton
Isleton runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Isleton.
Who works in Isleton, and how
Work in Isleton centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Isleton
Isleton has more restaurants and bars per resident than 91% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Isleton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Isleton, month by month
Isleton sees roughly 162 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 75° | 59° | 45° |
| July | 93° | 72° | 57° |
| October | 83° | 64° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Isleton
The nearest airport, Stockton Metro, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 38 miles away.
The best schools in and around Isleton
Schools across Isleton average a C−, better than 29% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ellerth E. Larson ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Julia Morgan ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Christa Mcauliffe MiddleC · 31% proficient
- Lodi MiddleD · 22% proficient
- Riverview MiddleF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Middle College HighA · 76% proficient
- Bear Creek HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Isleton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Isleton 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 Isleton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Isleton
Is Isleton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Isleton ranks 38,283rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, the weather, and cell coverage, and lowest on civic engagement and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Isleton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $337,574. The overall cost of living runs about 13% above the national average. Set against a $80,658 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Isleton safe?
Isleton is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $673 per resident a year.
Compare Isleton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Isleton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Isleton 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.
Isleton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Isleton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Isleton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Isleton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Isleton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Isleton 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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