Best PlacesOrdbend, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ordbend, 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.
Ordbend ranks 35,688th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. A weak job market pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on the weather.
The best neighborhoods in Ordbend
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.
Ordbend's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ordbend ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 141 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- Short commute21.4 minutes each way, better than 82% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 76% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 74% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 72% of towns
Where Ordbend ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ordbend
A household needs to earn about $116,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ordbend home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $71,213, 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 Ordbend's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 Ordbend
Ordbend's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Ordbend.
Who works in Ordbend, and how
Work in Ordbend centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Ordbend
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ordbend.
What the weather is like in Ordbend, month by month
Ordbend sees roughly 141 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 48° | 40° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 50° |
| July | 97° | 83° | 69° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Ordbend
The nearest airport, Redding Regional, is about 62 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 69 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ordbend
Schools across Ordbend average a D+, better than 17% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Durham ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Emma Wilson ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Murdock ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Durham IntermediateC− · 31% proficient
- Willows IntermediateD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Chico HighA− · 59% proficient
- Durham HighB · 47% proficient
- Hamilton HighC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ordbend school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ordbend 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 Ordbend against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ordbend
Is Ordbend a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ordbend ranks 35,688th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, short commutes, and population health, and lowest on a weak job market and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ordbend expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $459,558. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $71,213 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Ordbend safe?
Ordbend is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $311 per resident a year.
Compare Ordbend with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ordbend. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ordbend 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.
Ordbend detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ordbend: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ordbend: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ordbend: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ordbend: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ordbend 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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