Best PlacesOakhurst, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oakhurst, 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.
Oakhurst ranks 23,870th 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 Oakhurst
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.
Oakhurst's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oakhurst ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 200 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- TransitBetter than 90% of towns
- Short commute21.3 minutes each way, better than 83% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 79% of towns
- BikingBetter than 78% of towns
Where Oakhurst ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,086 a month, better than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Oakhurst
A household needs to earn about $107,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oakhurst home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $84,790, 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 Oakhurst's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Oakhurst
Oakhurst runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Oakhurst.
Who works in Oakhurst, and how
Work in Oakhurst centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Oakhurst
Oakhurst has more restaurants and bars per resident than 92% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Oakhurst and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Oakhurst, month by month
Oakhurst sees roughly 200 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 78 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 37° | 32° |
| April | 53° | 44° | 38° |
| July | 78° | 69° | 63° |
| October | 62° | 53° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Oakhurst
The nearest airport, Fresno Yosemite International, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International, about 126 miles away.
The best schools in and around Oakhurst
Schools across Oakhurst average a C+, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wasuma ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Oakhurst ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Mountain Home Charter (alternative)D · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oak Creek IntermediateC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Yosemite HighA− · 63% proficient
- Glacier High School CharterD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oakhurst school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oakhurst 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 Oakhurst against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Oakhurst
Is Oakhurst a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oakhurst ranks 23,870th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, transit, and short commutes, 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 Oakhurst expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $416,443. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $84,790 median income, cost of living beats 45% of towns.
Is Oakhurst safe?
Oakhurst is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $509 per resident a year.
Compare Oakhurst with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oakhurst. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oakhurst 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.
Oakhurst detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oakhurst: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oakhurst: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oakhurst: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oakhurst: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oakhurst 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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