Best PlacesNorthwest Redlands, Redlands, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Northwest Redlands, Redlands, 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.
Northwest Redlands, Redlands ranks 3,790th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Northwest Redlands, Redlands
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.
Northwest Redlands, Redlands' strengths and weaknesses
Where Northwest Redlands, Redlands ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 222 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Northwest Redlands, Redlands ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Northwest Redlands, Redlands
A household needs to earn about $118,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Northwest Redlands, Redlands home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $93,072, 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 Northwest Redlands, Redlands' effective rate of 0.83%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Northwest Redlands, Redlands
Northwest Redlands, Redlands runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Northwest Redlands, Redlands.
Who works in Northwest Redlands, Redlands, and how
Work in Northwest Redlands, Redlands centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Northwest Redlands, Redlands
Northwest Redlands, Redlands has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Northwest Redlands, Redlands and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Northwest Redlands, Redlands, month by month
Northwest Redlands, Redlands sees roughly 222 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through June and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 54° | 44° |
| April | 79° | 64° | 52° |
| July | 99° | 82° | 68° |
| October | 86° | 70° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Northwest Redlands, Redlands
The nearest airport, San Bernardino International, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ontario International, about 22 miles away.
Northwest Redlands, Redlands 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 Northwest Redlands, Redlands against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Northwest Redlands, Redlands
Is Northwest Redlands, Redlands a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Northwest Redlands, Redlands ranks 3,790th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a strong job market, the weather, and few empty homes, 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 Northwest Redlands, Redlands expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $450,627. The overall cost of living runs about 16% above the national average. Set against a $93,072 median income, cost of living beats 50% of neighborhoods.
Is Northwest Redlands, Redlands safe?
Northwest Redlands, Redlands is safer than 26% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $729 per resident a year.
Compare Northwest Redlands, Redlands with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Northwest Redlands, Redlands. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Northwest Redlands, Redlands 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.
Northwest Redlands, Redlands detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Northwest Redlands, Redlands: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Northwest Redlands, Redlands: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Northwest Redlands, Redlands: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Northwest Redlands, Redlands: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Northwest Redlands, Redlands 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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