Best PlacesOutingdale, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Outingdale, 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.
Outingdale ranks 27,490th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Outingdale
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.
Outingdale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Outingdale ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 171 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of towns
- Household income$100,714 median, better than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 73% of towns
Where Outingdale ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,556 a month, better than only 2% of towns
- Short commute40.1 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Outingdale
A household needs to earn about $121,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Outingdale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $100,714, 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 Outingdale's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 Outingdale
Outingdale runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Outingdale.
Who works in Outingdale, and how
Work in Outingdale centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Outingdale
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Outingdale.
What the weather is like in Outingdale, month by month
Outingdale sees roughly 171 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 46° | 41° |
| April | 65° | 55° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 73° | 64° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Outingdale
Sacramento International sits about 44 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 Outingdale
Schools across Outingdale average a C, better than 41% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Walt Tyler ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mountain Creek MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Union Mine HighB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Outingdale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Outingdale 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 Outingdale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Outingdale
Is Outingdale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Outingdale ranks 27,490th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and big-city access, and lowest on childcare costs and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Outingdale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $478,900. The overall cost of living runs about 16% above the national average. Set against a $100,714 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Outingdale safe?
Outingdale is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $322 per resident a year.
Compare Outingdale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Outingdale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Outingdale 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.
Outingdale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Outingdale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Outingdale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Outingdale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Outingdale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Outingdale 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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