Best PlacesRedlands, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Redlands, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Redlands ranks 3,439th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Redlands
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.
Redlands' strengths and weaknesses
Where Redlands ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of towns
- BikingBetter than 94% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 157 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
Where Redlands ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Redlands
A household needs to earn about $133,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Redlands home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $111,339, 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 Redlands' effective rate of 0.39%, 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 Redlands
Redlands runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Redlands.
Who works in Redlands, and how
Work in Redlands centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Redlands
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Redlands.
What the weather is like in Redlands, month by month
Redlands sees roughly 157 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 29° | 18° |
| April | 70° | 53° | 37° |
| July | 98° | 82° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 54° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Redlands
The nearest airport, Grand Junction Regional, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 213 miles away.
The best schools in and around Redlands
Schools across Redlands average a B, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wingate Elementary SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Scenic Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Appleton Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Redlands Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Fruita Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
- Delta Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Fruita Monument High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Palisade High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Grand Junction High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Redlands school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Redlands 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 Redlands against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Redlands
Is Redlands a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Redlands ranks 3,439th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, an educated workforce, and population health, and lowest on air quality and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Redlands expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $537,658. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $111,339 median income, cost of living beats 87% of towns.
Is Redlands safe?
Yes, Redlands is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $359 per resident a year.
Compare Redlands with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Redlands. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Redlands 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.
Redlands detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Redlands: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Redlands: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Redlands: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Redlands: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Redlands 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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