Best PlacesOld Station, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Old Station, 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 Station ranks 46,472nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Old Station
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 Station's strengths and weaknesses
Where Old Station ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute19.0 minutes each way, better than 91% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 119 pleasant days a year, better than 80% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 53% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 51% of towns
Where Old Station ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Old Station
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Old Station home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $62,435, 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 Station's effective rate of 0.71%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Old Station
Old Station 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 Old Station.
Who works in Old Station, and how
Work in Old Station centers on finance & insurance and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Old Station
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Old Station.
What the weather is like in Old Station, month by month
Old Station sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 103 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 38° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 47° |
| July | 103° | 86° | 67° |
| October | 83° | 66° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Old Station
The nearest airport, Redding Regional, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 136 miles away.
The best schools in and around Old Station
Schools across Old Station average a C, better than 29% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fall River ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Burney ElementaryD · 20% proficient
- Fletcher Walker ElementaryD · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Foothill HighB · 49% proficient
- Fall River Junior-senior HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Burney Junior-senior HighD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Old Station school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Old Station 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 Station against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Old Station
Is Old Station a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Old Station ranks 46,472nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, short commutes, and the weather, and lowest on summer heat and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Old Station expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $352,363. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $62,435 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Old Station safe?
Old Station is safer than 24% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $419 per resident a year.
Compare Old Station with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Old Station. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Old Station 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 Station detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Old Station: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Old Station: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Old Station: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Old Station: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Old Station 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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