Best PlacesLa Vina, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around La Vina, 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.
La Vina ranks 47,966th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in La Vina
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.
La Vina's strengths and weaknesses
Where La Vina ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- TransitBetter than 93% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 143 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of towns
Where La Vina ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$42,742 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in La Vina
A household needs to earn about $104,000 a year to comfortably buy the median La Vina home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $42,742, 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 La Vina's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 La Vina
La Vina 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 La Vina.
Who works in La Vina, and how
Work in La Vina centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in La Vina
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across La Vina.
What the weather is like in La Vina, month by month
La Vina sees roughly 143 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 La Vina
The nearest airport, Fresno Yosemite International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International, about 105 miles away.
The best schools in and around La Vina
Schools across La Vina average a C, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sun Empire ElementaryB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kerman MiddleC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Kerman HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every La Vina school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
La Vina 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 La Vina against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in La Vina
Is La Vina a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, La Vina ranks 47,966th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, transit, and cell coverage, and lowest on civic engagement and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is La Vina expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $400,889. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $42,742 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is La Vina safe?
La Vina is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $636 per resident a year.
Compare La Vina with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to La Vina. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in La Vina 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.
La Vina detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for La Vina: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in La Vina: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of La Vina: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in La Vina: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
La Vina 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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