Best PlacesMount Bullion, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Bullion, 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.
Mount Bullion ranks 32,293rd 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 Mount Bullion
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.
Mount Bullion's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Bullion ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 202 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 65% of towns
Where Mount Bullion ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Bullion
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Bullion home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $77,758, 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 Mount Bullion's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 Mount Bullion
Mount Bullion 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 Mount Bullion.
Who works in Mount Bullion, and how
Work in Mount Bullion centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Mount Bullion
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mount Bullion.
What the weather is like in Mount Bullion, month by month
Mount Bullion sees roughly 202 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 78 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 37° | 32° |
| April | 53° | 44° | 38° |
| July | 78° | 69° | 63° |
| October | 62° | 53° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Mount Bullion
The nearest airport, Merced Yosemite Regional, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International, about 104 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mount Bullion
Schools across Mount Bullion average a C, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mariposa ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Mariposa County HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Bullion school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Bullion 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 Mount Bullion against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mount Bullion
Is Mount Bullion a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Bullion ranks 32,293rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, quiet, and a strong job market, and lowest on air quality and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mount Bullion expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $379,869. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $77,758 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Mount Bullion safe?
Mount Bullion is safer than 21% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $454 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Bullion with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Bullion. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Bullion 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.
Mount Bullion detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Bullion: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Bullion: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Bullion: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Bullion: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Bullion 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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