Best PlacesRedcrest, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Redcrest, 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.
Redcrest ranks 47,529th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Redcrest
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.
Redcrest's strengths and weaknesses
Where Redcrest ranks high
- TransitBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 134 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 80% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 79% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 77% of towns
Where Redcrest ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Redcrest
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Redcrest home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $61,661, 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 Redcrest's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 Redcrest
Redcrest'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 Redcrest.
Who works in Redcrest, and how
Work in Redcrest centers on public administration and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Redcrest
The coast is about 44 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Redcrest, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Redcrest, month by month
Redcrest sees roughly 134 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 65 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 47° | 42° |
| April | 58° | 50° | 44° |
| July | 65° | 57° | 52° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Redcrest
The nearest airport, California Redwood Coast- Humboldt County, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 172 miles away.
The best schools in and around Redcrest
Schools across Redcrest average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stanwood A. Murphy ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
- Bridgeville ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Fortuna Union HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Redcrest school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Redcrest 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 Redcrest against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Redcrest
Is Redcrest a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Redcrest ranks 47,529th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, the weather, and clean air, 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 Redcrest expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $384,972. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $61,661 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Redcrest safe?
Redcrest is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $746 per resident a year.
Compare Redcrest with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Redcrest. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Redcrest 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.
Redcrest detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Redcrest: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Redcrest: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Redcrest: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Redcrest: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Redcrest 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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