Best PlacesLeggett, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Leggett, 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.
Leggett ranks 49,237th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Leggett
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.
Leggett's strengths and weaknesses
Where Leggett ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- TransitBetter than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of towns
Where Leggett ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$39,539 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Short commute41.6 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Leggett
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Leggett home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $39,539, 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 Leggett's effective rate of 0.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Leggett
Leggett runs older 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 Leggett.
Who works in Leggett, and how
Work in Leggett centers on hospitality & food and real estate. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 56%
- Work from home 41%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Leggett
The coast is about 19 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Leggett, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Leggett, month by month
Leggett sees roughly 114 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 65 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 47° | 42° |
| April | 58° | 50° | 44° |
| July | 65° | 57° | 52° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Leggett
The nearest airport, California Redwood Coast- Humboldt County, is about 81 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 138 miles away.
The best schools in and around Leggett
Schools across Leggett average a C−, better than 25% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Laytonville ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
- Leggett Valley ElementaryD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Laytonville HighA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Leggett school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Leggett 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 Leggett against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Leggett
Is Leggett a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Leggett ranks 49,237th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, transit, and low property taxes, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Leggett expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $385,756. The overall cost of living runs about 16% above the national average. Set against a $39,539 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Leggett safe?
Leggett is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $683 per resident a year.
Compare Leggett with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Leggett. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Leggett 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.
Leggett detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Leggett: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Leggett: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Leggett: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Leggett: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Leggett 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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