Best PlacesPeters, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Peters, 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.
Peters ranks 41,772nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Peters
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.
Peters' strengths and weaknesses
Where Peters ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of towns
- QuietBetter than 87% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 134 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 86% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 81% of towns
Where Peters ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Peters
A household needs to earn about $196,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Peters home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $73,425, 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 Peters' effective rate of 0.63%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Peters
Peters'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 Peters.
Who works in Peters, and how
Work in Peters centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Peters
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Peters.
What the weather is like in Peters, month by month
Peters sees roughly 134 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 77° | 61° | 46° |
| July | 98° | 78° | 60° |
| October | 83° | 65° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Peters
The nearest airport, Stockton Metro, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 57 miles away.
The best schools in and around Peters
Schools across Peters average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Farmington ElementaryD · 20% proficient
- Collegeville ElementaryD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- El Portal MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Escalon HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Peters school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Peters 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 Peters against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Peters
Is Peters a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Peters ranks 41,772nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, quiet, and the weather, and lowest on crime and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Peters expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $765,600. The overall cost of living runs about 28% above the national average. Set against a $73,425 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Peters safe?
Peters is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $801 per resident a year.
Compare Peters with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Peters. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Peters 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.
Peters detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Peters: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Peters: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Peters: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Peters: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Peters 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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