Best PlacesRavendale, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ravendale, 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.
Ravendale ranks 50,176th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ravendale
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.
Ravendale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ravendale ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 128 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 68% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 53% of towns
Where Ravendale ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$32,500 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ravendale
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ravendale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $32,500, 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 Ravendale's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ravendale
Ravendale's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ravendale.
Who works in Ravendale, and how
Work in Ravendale centers on other services and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Ravendale
Ravendale has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Ravendale and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ravendale, month by month
Ravendale sees roughly 128 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 65° | 50° | 36° |
| July | 93° | 75° | 54° |
| October | 68° | 48° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Ravendale
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 96 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 164 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ravendale
Schools across Ravendale average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Meadow ViewC− · 28% proficient
- Juniper Ridge ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Shaffer ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Diamond View MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Lassen HighC− · 28% proficient
- Modoc HighD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ravendale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ravendale 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 Ravendale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ravendale
Is Ravendale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ravendale ranks 50,176th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, a stable housing market, and the weather, and lowest on internet speeds and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ravendale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $186,200. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $32,500 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Ravendale safe?
Ravendale is safer than 0% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,301 per resident a year.
Compare Ravendale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ravendale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ravendale 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.
Ravendale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ravendale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ravendale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ravendale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ravendale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ravendale 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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