Best PlacesNorth and East, Richmond, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North and East, Richmond, 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.
North and East, Richmond ranks 3,359th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North and East, Richmond
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.
North and East, Richmond's strengths and weaknesses
Where North and East, Richmond ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 180 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where North and East, Richmond ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,942 a month, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Short commute32.0 minutes each way, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in North and East, Richmond
A household needs to earn about $158,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North and East, Richmond home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $91,209, 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 North and East, Richmond's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 North and East, Richmond
North and East, Richmond's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North and East, Richmond.
Who works in North and East, Richmond, and how
Work in North and East, Richmond centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in North and East, Richmond
The coast is about 19 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across North and East, Richmond, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North and East, Richmond, month by month
North and East, Richmond sees roughly 180 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs March through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 51° | 41° |
| April | 75° | 60° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 72° | 58° |
| October | 82° | 65° | 52° |
Flying in and out of North and East, Richmond
San Francisco Bay Oakland International sits about 17 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.5 million passengers in 2025, with 64 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around North and East, Richmond
Schools across North and East, Richmond average a C, better than 58% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Middle College HighA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North and East, Richmond school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North and East, Richmond 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 North and East, Richmond against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in North and East, Richmond
Is North and East, Richmond a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North and East, Richmond ranks 3,359th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, the weather, and big-city access, and lowest on childcare costs and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North and East, Richmond expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $599,885. The overall cost of living runs about 26% above the national average. Set against a $91,209 median income, cost of living beats 36% of neighborhoods.
Is North and East, Richmond safe?
North and East, Richmond is safer than 42% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $541 per resident a year.
Compare North and East, Richmond with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North and East, Richmond. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North and East, Richmond 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.
North and East, Richmond detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North and East, Richmond: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North and East, Richmond: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North and East, Richmond: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North and East, Richmond: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North and East, Richmond 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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