Best PlacesMarkleeville, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Markleeville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Markleeville ranks 28,906th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Markleeville
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.
Markleeville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Markleeville ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Household income$105,521 median, better than 88% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 87% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 84% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 77% of towns
Where Markleeville ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Markleeville
A household needs to earn about $149,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Markleeville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $105,521, 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 Markleeville's effective rate of 0.55%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Markleeville
Markleeville's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Markleeville.
Who works in Markleeville, and how
Work in Markleeville centers on arts & entertainment and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Markleeville
Markleeville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Markleeville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Markleeville, month by month
Markleeville sees roughly 109 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 30° | 18° |
| April | 57° | 41° | 27° |
| July | 83° | 64° | 43° |
| October | 65° | 45° | 28° |
Flying in and out of Markleeville
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around Markleeville
Schools across Markleeville average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lee Vining ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Diamond Valley ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Coleville HighB− · 42% proficient
- Lee Vining HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Douglas High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Markleeville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Markleeville 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 Markleeville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Markleeville
Is Markleeville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Markleeville ranks 28,906th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, high incomes, and an educated workforce, 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 Markleeville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $590,200. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $105,521 median income, cost of living beats 77% of towns.
Is Markleeville safe?
Markleeville is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $681 per resident a year.
Compare Markleeville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Markleeville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Markleeville 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.
Markleeville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Markleeville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Markleeville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Markleeville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Markleeville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Markleeville 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.
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