Best PlacesReedley, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Reedley, 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.
Reedley ranks 1,937th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. A weak job market pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on quiet.
The best neighborhoods in Reedley
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.
Reedley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Reedley ranks high
- QuietBetter than 88% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 81% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 137 pleasant days a year, better than 78% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 76% of cities
Where Reedley ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 3% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Reedley
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Reedley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $69,450, 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 Reedley's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 Reedley
Reedley runs younger than the country, 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 Reedley.
Who works in Reedley, and how
Work in Reedley centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Reedley
Reedley has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of cities and more parkland per resident than 82% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Reedley and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Reedley, month by month
Reedley sees roughly 137 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 79° | 63° | 47° |
| July | 100° | 83° | 64° |
| October | 83° | 65° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Reedley
The nearest airport, Fresno Yosemite International, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International, about 147 miles away.
The best schools in and around Reedley
Schools across Reedley average a C+, better than 36% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Clay ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Riverview ElementaryB+ · 51% proficient
- Thomas Law Reed ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- General Grant MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Navelencia MiddleC · 32% proficient
- Citrus MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Reedley Middle College HighA · 69% proficient
- Dinuba HighB− · 45% proficient
- Sanger HighB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Reedley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Reedley 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 Reedley against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Reedley suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Reedley
Is Reedley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Reedley ranks 1,937th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on quiet, walkability, and cell coverage, and lowest on a weak job market and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Reedley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $346,001. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $69,450 median income, cost of living beats 7% of cities.
Is Reedley safe?
Reedley is safer than 25% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $431 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Reedley?
July highs average about 100 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 38. That works out to about 137 pleasant days a year, more than 78% of cities.
Is Reedley good for families?
Schools beat 36% of cities, crime safety beats 25%, and childcare runs $1,386 a month.
Compare Reedley with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Reedley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Reedley 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.
Reedley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Reedley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Reedley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Reedley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Reedley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Reedley 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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