Best PlacesOlivehurst, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Olivehurst, 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.
Olivehurst ranks 33,167th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Olivehurst
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.
Olivehurst's strengths and weaknesses
Where Olivehurst ranks high
- TransitBetter than 96% of towns
- BikingBetter than 95% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of towns
Where Olivehurst ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 5% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Olivehurst
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Olivehurst home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $80,071, 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 Olivehurst's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 Olivehurst
Olivehurst runs younger than the country, 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 Olivehurst.
Who works in Olivehurst, and how
Work in Olivehurst centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Olivehurst
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Olivehurst.
What the weather is like in Olivehurst, month by month
Olivehurst sees roughly 131 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 76° | 61° | 46° |
| July | 99° | 80° | 61° |
| October | 83° | 64° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Olivehurst
Sacramento International sits about 27 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.8 million passengers in 2025, with 85 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Olivehurst
Schools across Olivehurst average a D, better than 7% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Arboga ElementaryC− · 26% proficient
- Johnson Park ElementaryD · 16% proficient
- Olivehurst ElementaryD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Yuba Gardens IntermediateD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Yuba City HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Lindhurst HighC− · 27% proficient
- Wheatland Union HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Olivehurst school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Olivehurst 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 Olivehurst against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Olivehurst suits
Families
Schools land around the 7th percentile and crime safety beats 58%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Olivehurst
Is Olivehurst a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Olivehurst ranks 33,167th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, biking, and cell coverage, and lowest on civic engagement and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Olivehurst expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $363,720. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $80,071 median income, cost of living beats 38% of towns.
Is Olivehurst safe?
Yes, Olivehurst is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $311 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Olivehurst?
July highs average about 99 degrees, and January highs near 59 with lows near 39. That works out to about 131 pleasant days a year, more than 85% of towns.
Is Olivehurst good for families?
Schools beat 7% of towns, crime safety beats 58%, and childcare runs $1,226 a month.
Compare Olivehurst with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Olivehurst. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Olivehurst 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.
Olivehurst detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Olivehurst: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Olivehurst: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Olivehurst: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Olivehurst: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Olivehurst 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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