Best PlacesRichmond Annex, Richmond, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Richmond Annex, Richmond, 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.
Richmond Annex, Richmond ranks 3,357th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Richmond Annex, Richmond
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.
Richmond Annex, Richmond's strengths and weaknesses
Where Richmond Annex, Richmond ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 223 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
Where Richmond Annex, Richmond ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,942 a month, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Short commute31.3 minutes each way, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Richmond Annex, Richmond
A household needs to earn about $200,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Richmond Annex, Richmond home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $93,394, 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 Richmond Annex, Richmond's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 Richmond Annex, Richmond
Richmond Annex, Richmond runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Richmond Annex, Richmond.
Who works in Richmond Annex, Richmond, and how
Work in Richmond Annex, Richmond centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Richmond Annex, Richmond
The coast is about 18 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Richmond Annex, Richmond, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Richmond Annex, Richmond, month by month
Richmond Annex, Richmond sees roughly 223 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 74 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs March through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 68° | 57° | 49° |
| July | 74° | 63° | 56° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Richmond Annex, Richmond
San Francisco Bay Oakland International sits about 14 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.5 million passengers in 2025, with 64 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Richmond Annex, Richmond
Schools across Richmond Annex, Richmond average a B−, better than 74% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Middle College HighA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Richmond Annex, Richmond school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Richmond Annex, Richmond 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 Richmond Annex, Richmond against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Richmond Annex, Richmond
Is Richmond Annex, Richmond a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Richmond Annex, Richmond ranks 3,357th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, a stable housing market, and the weather, and lowest on noise and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Richmond Annex, Richmond expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $760,042. The overall cost of living runs about 28% above the national average. Set against a $93,394 median income, cost of living beats 42% of neighborhoods.
Is Richmond Annex, Richmond safe?
Richmond Annex, Richmond is safer than 24% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $691 per resident a year.
Compare Richmond Annex, Richmond with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Richmond Annex, Richmond. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Richmond Annex, Richmond 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.
Richmond Annex, Richmond detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Richmond Annex, Richmond: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Richmond Annex, Richmond: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Richmond Annex, Richmond: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Richmond Annex, Richmond: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Richmond Annex, Richmond 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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