Best PlacesNorth San Juan, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North San Juan, 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 San Juan ranks 34,956th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in North San Juan
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 San Juan's strengths and weaknesses
Where North San Juan ranks high
- QuietBetter than 91% of towns
- TransitBetter than 91% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 144 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 80% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 74% of towns
Where North San Juan ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,114 a month, better than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North San Juan
A household needs to earn about $112,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North San Juan home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $81,832, 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 San Juan's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 San Juan
North San Juan 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 North San Juan.
Who works in North San Juan, and how
Work in North San Juan centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in North San Juan
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North San Juan.
What the weather is like in North San Juan, month by month
North San Juan sees roughly 144 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 45° | 39° |
| April | 64° | 54° | 47° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 72° | 63° | 56° |
Flying in and out of North San Juan
Sacramento International sits about 55 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.8 million passengers in 2025, with 85 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around North San Juan
Schools across North San Juan average a C, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Deer Creek ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Camptonville ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Seven Hills IntermediateB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Nevada Union HighC · 34% proficient
- Marysville HighC− · 30% proficient
- Loyalton HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North San Juan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North San Juan 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 San Juan against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North San Juan
Is North San Juan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North San Juan ranks 34,956th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, transit, and the weather, 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 North San Juan expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $433,026. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $81,832 median income, cost of living beats 37% of towns.
Is North San Juan safe?
North San Juan is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $478 per resident a year.
Compare North San Juan with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North San Juan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North San Juan 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 San Juan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North San Juan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North San Juan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North San Juan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North San Juan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North San Juan 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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