Best PlacesNorth Edwards, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Edwards, 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.
North Edwards ranks 49,594th 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 North Edwards
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 Edwards' strengths and weaknesses
Where North Edwards ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 157 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
- BikingBetter than 71% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 68% of towns
Where North Edwards ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Edwards
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Edwards home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $35,455, 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 Edwards' effective rate of 0.46%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Edwards
North Edwards runs younger 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 North Edwards.
Who works in North Edwards, and how
Work in North Edwards centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in North Edwards
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North Edwards.
What the weather is like in North Edwards, month by month
North Edwards sees roughly 157 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 104 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 44° | 29° |
| April | 80° | 61° | 43° |
| July | 104° | 86° | 66° |
| October | 84° | 63° | 44° |
Flying in and out of North Edwards
Bob Hope sits about 65 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.1 million passengers in 2025, with 54 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around North Edwards
Schools across North Edwards average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Boron ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Desert Junior-senior HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Edwards school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Edwards 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 Edwards against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Edwards
Is North Edwards a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Edwards ranks 49,594th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and low property taxes, and lowest on air quality and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Edwards expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $172,700. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $35,455 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is North Edwards safe?
North Edwards is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $827 per resident a year.
Compare North Edwards with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Edwards. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Edwards 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 Edwards detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Edwards: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Edwards: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Edwards: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Edwards: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Edwards 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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