Best PlacesKlamath, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Klamath, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Klamath ranks 49,799th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Klamath
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.
Klamath's strengths and weaknesses
Where Klamath ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of towns
- TransitBetter than 93% of towns
- QuietBetter than 81% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 119 pleasant days a year, better than 80% of towns
- BikingBetter than 76% of towns
Where Klamath ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$43,691 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Klamath
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Klamath home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $43,691, 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 Klamath's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Klamath
Klamath runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Klamath.
Who works in Klamath, and how
Work in Klamath centers on hospitality & food and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Klamath
The coast is about 8 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Klamath, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Klamath, month by month
Klamath sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 63 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 49° | 42° |
| April | 57° | 51° | 44° |
| July | 63° | 57° | 52° |
| October | 63° | 54° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Klamath
The nearest airport, Jack McNamara Field, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 235 miles away.
The best schools in and around Klamath
Schools across Klamath average a D, better than 13% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Junction ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Happy Camp HighB · 50% proficient
- Del Norte HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Klamath school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Klamath 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 Klamath against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Klamath
Is Klamath a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Klamath ranks 49,799th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, transit, and quiet, and lowest on internet speeds and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Klamath expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $217,021. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $43,691 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Klamath safe?
Klamath is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $749 per resident a year.
Compare Klamath with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Klamath. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Klamath 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.
Klamath detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Klamath: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Klamath: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Klamath: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Klamath: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Klamath 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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