Best PlacesMartens-Carmelita, Mountain View, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View, 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.
Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View ranks 902nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View
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.
Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View's strengths and weaknesses
Where Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Household income$159,267 median, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 241 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,106 a month, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View
A household needs to earn about $505,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $159,267, 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 Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View's effective rate of 0.63%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View
Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View.
Who works in Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View, and how
Work in Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 56%
- Work from home 36%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View
Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 30 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View, month by month
Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View sees roughly 241 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs March through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 51° | 44° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 49° |
| July | 76° | 66° | 59° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View
Norman Y Mineta San Jose International sits about 8 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.3 million passengers in 2025, with 67 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View
Schools across Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View average a B+, better than 86% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Mountain View HighA+ · 86% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View 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 Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View
Is Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View ranks 902nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, high incomes, and the weather, and lowest on childcare costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,978,063. The overall cost of living runs about 79% above the national average. Set against a $159,267 median income, cost of living beats 61% of neighborhoods.
Is Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View safe?
Yes, Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View is safer than 73% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $333 per resident a year.
Compare Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View 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.
Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View 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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