Best PlacesOld Hopland, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Old Hopland, 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.
Old Hopland ranks 48,051st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Old Hopland
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.
Old Hopland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Old Hopland ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of towns
- QuietBetter than 86% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 124 pleasant days a year, better than 82% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 82% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 64% of towns
Where Old Hopland ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Old Hopland
A household needs to earn about $190,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Old Hopland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $68,945, 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 Old Hopland's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 Old Hopland
Old Hopland runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Old Hopland.
Who works in Old Hopland, and how
Work in Old Hopland centers on agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Old Hopland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Old Hopland.
What the weather is like in Old Hopland, month by month
Old Hopland sees roughly 124 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 Old Hopland
The nearest airport, Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around Old Hopland
Schools across Old Hopland average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lakeport ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pomolita MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Terrace MiddleD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Cloverdale HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Clear Lake HighC− · 27% proficient
- Ukiah HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Old Hopland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Old Hopland 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 Old Hopland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Old Hopland
Is Old Hopland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Old Hopland ranks 48,051st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, quiet, and the weather, and lowest on crime and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Old Hopland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $747,095. The overall cost of living runs about 31% above the national average. Set against a $68,945 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is Old Hopland safe?
Old Hopland is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $847 per resident a year.
Compare Old Hopland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Old Hopland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Old Hopland 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.
Old Hopland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Old Hopland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Old Hopland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Old Hopland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Old Hopland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Old Hopland 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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