Best PlacesKeystone, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Keystone, 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.
Keystone ranks 48,940th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Keystone
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.
Keystone's strengths and weaknesses
Where Keystone ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 154 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 89% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 63% of towns
Where Keystone ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Keystone
Keystone runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Keystone.
Who works in Keystone, and how
Work in Keystone centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Keystone
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Keystone.
What the weather is like in Keystone, month by month
Keystone sees roughly 154 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 43° |
| July | 97° | 79° | 61° |
| October | 79° | 61° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Keystone
The nearest airport, Stockton Metro, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 80 miles away.
The best schools in and around Keystone
Schools across Keystone average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mark Twain ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Knights Ferry ElementaryC− · 29% proficient
- Jamestown ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Sonora HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Waterford HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Keystone school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Keystone 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 Keystone against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Keystone
Is Keystone a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Keystone ranks 48,940th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, population health, and quiet, and lowest on education levels and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Keystone safe?
Keystone is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $765 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Keystone?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 57 with lows near 36. That works out to about 154 pleasant days a year, more than 93% of towns.
Compare Keystone with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Keystone. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Keystone 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.
Keystone detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Keystone: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Keystone: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Keystone: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Keystone: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Keystone 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.
- 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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