Best PlacesPacheco-Martinez, Martinez, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez ranks 3,319th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez
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.
Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 179 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB, better than 71% of neighborhoods
Where Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,942 a month, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez
A household needs to earn about $162,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $97,543, 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 Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez
Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez.
Who works in Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez, and how
Work in Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez
The coast is about 30 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez, month by month
Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez sees roughly 179 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs March through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 51° | 41° |
| April | 75° | 60° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 72° | 58° |
| October | 82° | 65° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez
San Francisco Bay Oakland International sits about 20 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.5 million passengers in 2025, with 64 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez
Schools across Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez average a B, better than 71% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Valhalla ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Hidden Valley ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Gregory Gardens ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Valley View MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- College Park HighB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez 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 Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez
Is Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez ranks 3,319th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, a stable housing market, and the weather, and lowest on disaster risk and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $628,299. The overall cost of living runs about 28% above the national average. Set against a $97,543 median income, cost of living beats 46% of neighborhoods.
Is Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez safe?
Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez is safer than 26% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $722 per resident a year.
Compare Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez 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.
Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez 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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