Best PlacesNorth Ukiah, Ukiah, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Ukiah, Ukiah, 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.
North Ukiah, Ukiah ranks 3,986th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in North Ukiah, Ukiah
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 Ukiah, Ukiah's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Ukiah, Ukiah ranks high
- QuietBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Short commute18.7 minutes each way, better than 86% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
Where North Ukiah, Ukiah ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in North Ukiah, Ukiah
A household needs to earn about $125,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Ukiah, Ukiah home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $88,683, 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 Ukiah, Ukiah's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 Ukiah, Ukiah
North Ukiah, Ukiah runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Ukiah, Ukiah.
Who works in North Ukiah, Ukiah, and how
Work in North Ukiah, Ukiah centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in North Ukiah, Ukiah
North Ukiah, Ukiah has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 91% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of North Ukiah, Ukiah and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Ukiah, Ukiah, month by month
North Ukiah, Ukiah sees roughly 123 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 47° | 38° |
| April | 74° | 57° | 42° |
| July | 98° | 76° | 56° |
| October | 82° | 61° | 45° |
Flying in and out of North Ukiah, Ukiah
The nearest airport, Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 93 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Ukiah, Ukiah
Schools across North Ukiah, Ukiah average a D+, better than 24% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Tree Of Life CharterB · 50% proficient
- Blosser Lane ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pomolita MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Baechtel Grove MiddleF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Redwood Collegiate AcademyB · 48% proficient
- Willits HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Ukiah HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Ukiah, Ukiah school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Ukiah, Ukiah 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 Ukiah, Ukiah against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in North Ukiah, Ukiah
Is North Ukiah, Ukiah a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Ukiah, Ukiah ranks 3,986th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, short commutes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on internet speeds and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Ukiah, Ukiah expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $486,957. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $88,683 median income, cost of living beats 48% of neighborhoods.
Is North Ukiah, Ukiah safe?
North Ukiah, Ukiah is safer than 37% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $554 per resident a year.
Compare North Ukiah, Ukiah with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Ukiah, Ukiah. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Ukiah, Ukiah 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 Ukiah, Ukiah detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Ukiah, Ukiah: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Ukiah, Ukiah: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Ukiah, Ukiah: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Ukiah, Ukiah: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Ukiah, Ukiah 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.
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