Best PlacesLikely, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Likely, 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.
Likely ranks 47,755th 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 Likely
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.
Likely's strengths and weaknesses
Where Likely ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of towns
- TransitBetter than 91% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 121 pleasant days a year, better than 80% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 59% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 59% of towns
Where Likely ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Likely
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Likely home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $65,766; 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 Likely's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 Likely
Likely 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 Likely.
Who works in Likely, and how
Work in Likely centers on public administration and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Likely
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Likely.
What the weather is like in Likely, month by month
Likely sees roughly 121 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 32° | 21° |
| April | 63° | 46° | 29° |
| July | 93° | 72° | 47° |
| October | 68° | 47° | 28° |
Flying in and out of Likely
The nearest airport, Redding Regional, is about 107 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 185 miles away.
The best schools in and around Likely
Schools across Likely average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Surprise Valley ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Juniper Ridge ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Alturas ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Modoc MiddleD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Surprise Valley HighB− · 42% proficient
- Lassen HighC− · 28% proficient
- Modoc HighD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Likely school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Likely 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 Likely against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Likely
Is Likely a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Likely ranks 47,755th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, transit, and the weather, and lowest on internet speeds and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Likely expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $273,172. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $65,766 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Likely safe?
Likely is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $766 per resident a year.
Compare Likely with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Likely. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Likely 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.
Likely detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Likely: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Likely: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Likely: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Likely: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Likely 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.