Best PlacesMugginsville, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mugginsville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mugginsville ranks 31,865th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mugginsville
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.
Mugginsville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mugginsville ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 151 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 77% of towns
- Household income$80,999 median, better than 65% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 64% of towns
Where Mugginsville ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mugginsville
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mugginsville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $80,999; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Mugginsville's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mugginsville
Mugginsville runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mugginsville.
Who works in Mugginsville, and how
Work in Mugginsville centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Mugginsville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mugginsville.
What the weather is like in Mugginsville, month by month
Mugginsville sees roughly 151 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 Mugginsville
The nearest airport, Rogue Valley International/Medford, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 213 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mugginsville
Schools across Mugginsville average a B−, better than 63% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fort Jones ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Scott Valley Junior HighB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Etna Union HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mugginsville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mugginsville 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 Mugginsville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mugginsville
Is Mugginsville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mugginsville ranks 31,865th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and clean air, and lowest on disaster risk and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mugginsville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $347,127. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $80,999 median income, cost of living beats 47% of towns.
Is Mugginsville safe?
Mugginsville is safer than 42% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $360 per resident a year.
Compare Mugginsville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mugginsville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mugginsville 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.
Mugginsville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mugginsville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mugginsville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mugginsville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mugginsville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mugginsville 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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