Best PlacesKerman, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kerman, 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.
Kerman ranks 41,441st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kerman
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.
Kerman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kerman ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of towns
- TransitBetter than 93% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 144 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- BikingBetter than 90% of towns
Where Kerman ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,396 a month, better than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kerman
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kerman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $63,885, 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 Kerman'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 Kerman
Kerman runs younger 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 Kerman.
Who works in Kerman, and how
Work in Kerman centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Kerman
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kerman.
What the weather is like in Kerman, month by month
Kerman sees roughly 144 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 101 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 49° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 61° | 45° |
| July | 101° | 81° | 62° |
| October | 84° | 65° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Kerman
The nearest airport, Fresno Yosemite International, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kerman
Schools across Kerman average a C, better than 29% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sun Empire ElementaryB− · 41% proficient
- Liberty ElementaryC · 32% proficient
- Goldenrod ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Glacier Point MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Kerman MiddleC− · 29% proficient
- Mendota Junior HighD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Kerman HighC · 33% proficient
- Central East HighC · 31% proficient
- Mendota HighC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kerman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kerman 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 Kerman against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Kerman suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 6% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Kerman
Is Kerman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kerman ranks 41,441st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, walkability, and transit, and lowest on thin health care access and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kerman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $369,573. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $63,885 median income, cost of living beats 11% of towns.
Is Kerman safe?
Kerman is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $514 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Kerman?
July highs average about 101 degrees, and January highs near 62 with lows near 38. That works out to about 144 pleasant days a year, more than 90% of towns.
Is Kerman good for families?
Schools beat 29% of towns, crime safety beats 18%, and childcare runs $1,396 a month.
Compare Kerman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kerman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kerman 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.
Kerman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kerman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kerman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kerman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kerman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kerman 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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