Best PlacesLemoore, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lemoore, 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.
Lemoore ranks 1,695th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. Tree cover pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on short commutes.
The best neighborhoods in Lemoore
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.
Lemoore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lemoore ranks high
- Short commute20.6 minutes each way, better than 84% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 140 pleasant days a year, better than 79% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 68% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 65% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than 65% of cities
Where Lemoore ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of cities
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Lemoore
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lemoore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $79,822; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Lemoore's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lemoore
Lemoore 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 Lemoore.
Who works in Lemoore, and how
Work in Lemoore centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Lemoore
Lemoore has more parkland per resident than 79% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Lemoore and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lemoore, month by month
Lemoore sees roughly 140 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 103 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 36° |
| April | 81° | 63° | 45° |
| July | 103° | 84° | 63° |
| October | 85° | 66° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Lemoore
The nearest airport, Fresno Yosemite International, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International, about 139 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lemoore
Schools across Lemoore average a C+, better than 33% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Island ElementaryB+ · 50% proficient
- P. W. Engvall ElementaryC · 34% proficient
- Cinnamon ElementaryC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Liberty MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Lemoore University Elementary CharterC− · 30% proficient
- Riverdale ElementaryD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Lemoore Middle College HighB · 50% proficient
- Corcoran HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Lemoore HighC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lemoore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lemoore 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 Lemoore against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Lemoore suits
Common questions about living in Lemoore
Is Lemoore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lemoore ranks 1,695th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on short commutes, the weather, and cell coverage, and lowest on tree cover and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lemoore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $340,740. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $79,822 median income, cost of living beats 19% of cities.
Is Lemoore safe?
Lemoore is safer than 50% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $340 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Lemoore?
July highs average about 103 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 36. That works out to about 140 pleasant days a year, more than 79% of cities.
Is Lemoore good for families?
Schools beat 33% of cities, crime safety beats 50%, and childcare runs $960 a month.
Compare Lemoore with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lemoore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lemoore 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.
Lemoore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lemoore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lemoore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lemoore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lemoore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lemoore 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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