Best PlacesSeeley, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Seeley, 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.
Seeley ranks 49,987th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Seeley
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.
Seeley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Seeley ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 189 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 82% of towns
- Short commute21.7 minutes each way, better than 81% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 73% of towns
Where Seeley ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Seeley
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Seeley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $53,921; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Seeley's effective rate of 1.07%, 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 Seeley
Seeley runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Seeley.
Who works in Seeley, and how
Work in Seeley centers on manufacturing and admin & support services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Seeley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Seeley.
What the weather is like in Seeley, month by month
Seeley sees roughly 189 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 111 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 56° | 41° |
| April | 91° | 75° | 57° |
| July | 111° | 95° | 78° |
| October | 94° | 77° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Seeley
The nearest airport, Imperial County, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Diego International, about 84 miles away.
The best schools in and around Seeley
Schools across Seeley average a C, better than 29% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mccabe ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Ben Hulse ElementaryC · 34% proficient
- Seeley ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Frank M. Wright MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Southwest HighB− · 44% proficient
- Imperial HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Seeley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Seeley 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 Seeley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Seeley
Is Seeley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Seeley ranks 49,987th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, cell coverage, and big-city access, and lowest on civic engagement and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Seeley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $203,738. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $53,921 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Seeley safe?
Seeley is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $710 per resident a year.
Compare Seeley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Seeley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Seeley 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.
Seeley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Seeley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Seeley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Seeley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Seeley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Seeley 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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