Best PlacesSattley, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sattley, 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.
Sattley ranks 42,566th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Sattley
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.
Sattley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sattley ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 71% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 66% of towns
Where Sattley ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sattley
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sattley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $71,234, 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 Sattley's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sattley
Sattley runs older than the country, 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 Sattley.
Who works in Sattley, and how
Work in Sattley centers on agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Sattley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sattley.
What the weather is like in Sattley, month by month
Sattley sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 28° | 16° |
| April | 58° | 40° | 24° |
| July | 85° | 63° | 41° |
| October | 65° | 43° | 25° |
Flying in and out of Sattley
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sattley
Schools across Sattley average a C, better than 32% of towns.
Top high schools
- Loyalton HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sattley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sattley 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 Sattley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sattley
Is Sattley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sattley ranks 42,566th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, a strong job market, and fast internet, and lowest on disaster risk and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sattley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $368,361. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $71,234 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Sattley safe?
Sattley is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $654 per resident a year.
Compare Sattley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sattley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sattley 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.
Sattley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sattley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sattley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sattley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sattley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sattley 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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