Best PlacesKellog, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kellog, 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.
Kellog ranks 35,999th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kellog
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.
Kellog's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kellog ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of towns
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 88% of towns
- Household income$102,111 median, better than 86% of towns
Where Kellog ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kellog
A household needs to earn about $356,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kellog home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $102,111, 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 Kellog's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 Kellog
Kellog runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kellog.
Who works in Kellog, and how
Work in Kellog centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Kellog
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kellog.
What the weather is like in Kellog, month by month
Kellog sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 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 | 72° | 56° | 42° |
| July | 86° | 65° | 51° |
| October | 81° | 60° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Kellog
The nearest airport, Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kellog
Schools across Kellog average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Minnie Cannon ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Middletown MiddleC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Middletown HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kellog school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kellog 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 Kellog against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kellog
Is Kellog a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kellog ranks 35,999th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, quiet, and big-city access, and lowest on crime and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kellog expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,403,691. The overall cost of living runs about 50% above the national average. Set against a $102,111 median income, cost of living beats 27% of towns.
Is Kellog safe?
Kellog is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $773 per resident a year.
Compare Kellog with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kellog. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kellog 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.
Kellog detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kellog: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kellog: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kellog: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kellog: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kellog 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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