Best PlacesMokelumne Hill, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mokelumne Hill, 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.
Mokelumne Hill ranks 40,236th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mokelumne Hill
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.
Mokelumne Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mokelumne Hill ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 141 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of towns
- QuietBetter than 86% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 80% of towns
Where Mokelumne Hill ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mokelumne Hill
A household needs to earn about $131,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mokelumne Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $58,433, 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 Mokelumne Hill'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 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 Mokelumne Hill
Mokelumne Hill runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mokelumne Hill.
Who works in Mokelumne Hill, and how
Work in Mokelumne Hill centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Mokelumne Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mokelumne Hill.
What the weather is like in Mokelumne Hill, month by month
Mokelumne Hill sees roughly 141 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 97° | 80° | 61° |
| October | 79° | 63° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Mokelumne Hill
The nearest airport, Stockton Metro, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mokelumne Hill
Schools across Mokelumne Hill average a C−, better than 20% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Point ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Mokelumne Hill ElementaryD · 20% proficient
- San Andreas ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Toyon MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Calaveras HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mokelumne Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mokelumne Hill 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 Mokelumne Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mokelumne Hill
Is Mokelumne Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mokelumne Hill ranks 40,236th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, the weather, and big-city access, and lowest on taxes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mokelumne Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $505,859. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $58,433 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Mokelumne Hill safe?
Mokelumne Hill is safer than 29% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $416 per resident a year.
Compare Mokelumne Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mokelumne Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mokelumne Hill 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.
Mokelumne Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mokelumne Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mokelumne Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mokelumne Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mokelumne Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mokelumne Hill 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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