Best PlacesLockhart, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lockhart, 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.
Lockhart ranks 47,162nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lockhart
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.
Lockhart's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lockhart ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 165 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 74% of towns
Where Lockhart ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Lockhart
Lockhart 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 Lockhart.
Who works in Lockhart, and how
Work in Lockhart centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Lockhart
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lockhart.
What the weather is like in Lockhart, month by month
Lockhart sees roughly 165 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 104 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 44° | 29° |
| April | 80° | 61° | 43° |
| July | 104° | 86° | 66° |
| October | 84° | 63° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Lockhart
The nearest airport, San Bernardino International, is about 64 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ontario International, about 68 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lockhart
Schools across Lockhart average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Las Flores ElementaryC+ · 36% proficient
- Yermo ElementaryD · 20% proficient
- West Boron ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Barstow Stem AcademyC+ · 36% proficient
- James Monroe MiddleD · 20% proficient
- Barstow Junior HighF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Burroughs HighB · 47% proficient
- Silver Valley HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Desert Junior-senior HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lockhart school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lockhart 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 Lockhart against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lockhart
Is Lockhart a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lockhart ranks 47,162nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, few empty homes, and fast internet, and lowest on air quality and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lockhart safe?
Lockhart is safer than 0% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,268 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Lockhart?
July highs average about 104 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 29. That works out to about 165 pleasant days a year, more than 96% of towns.
Compare Lockhart with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lockhart. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lockhart 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.
Lockhart detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lockhart: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lockhart: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lockhart: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lockhart: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lockhart 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.
- 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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