Best PlacesMount Hebron, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Hebron, 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 Hebron ranks 49,717th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Hebron
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 Hebron's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Hebron ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 149 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
- Short commute19.7 minutes each way, better than 89% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 77% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 72% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 67% of towns
Where Mount Hebron ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Hebron
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Hebron home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $46,551, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Hebron's effective rate of 0.54%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mount Hebron
Mount Hebron runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mount Hebron.
Who works in Mount Hebron, and how
Work in Mount Hebron centers on agriculture & forestry and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Mount Hebron
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mount Hebron.
What the weather is like in Mount Hebron, month by month
Mount Hebron sees roughly 149 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 37° | 26° |
| April | 68° | 50° | 33° |
| July | 97° | 77° | 55° |
| October | 72° | 53° | 35° |
Flying in and out of Mount Hebron
The nearest airport, Rogue Valley International/Medford, is about 60 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 215 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mount Hebron
Schools across Mount Hebron average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Butte Valley ElementaryD− · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Yreka HighB+ · 58% proficient
- Tulelake HighD · 20% proficient
- Butte Valley HighD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Hebron school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Hebron 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 Hebron against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mount Hebron
Is Mount Hebron a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Hebron ranks 49,717th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, short commutes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on civic engagement and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mount Hebron expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $155,683. The overall cost of living runs about 78% above the national average. Set against a $46,551 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Mount Hebron safe?
Mount Hebron is safer than 2% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $959 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Hebron with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Hebron. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Hebron 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 Hebron detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Hebron: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Hebron: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Hebron: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Hebron: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Hebron 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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