Best PlacesSequoia National Park, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sequoia National Park, 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.
Sequoia National Park ranks 39,109th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sequoia National Park
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.
Sequoia National Park's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sequoia National Park ranks high
- Short commute5.3 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 85% of towns
- BikingBetter than 83% of towns
Where Sequoia National Park ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sequoia National Park
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sequoia National Park home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $66,563, 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 Sequoia National Park's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Sequoia National Park
Sequoia National Park 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 Sequoia National Park.
Who works in Sequoia National Park, and how
Work in Sequoia National Park centers on arts & entertainment and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 54%
- Work from home 35%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Sequoia National Park
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sequoia National Park.
What the weather is like in Sequoia National Park, month by month
Sequoia National Park sees roughly 109 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 Sequoia National Park
The nearest airport, Fresno Yosemite International, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bob Hope, about 162 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sequoia National Park
Schools across Sequoia National Park average a B−, better than 59% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Three Rivers ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Palm ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- El Monte MiddleD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Reedley HighB− · 42% proficient
- Orosi HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Strathmore HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sequoia National Park school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sequoia National Park 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 Sequoia National Park against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sequoia National Park
Is Sequoia National Park a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sequoia National Park ranks 39,109th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, quiet, and an educated workforce, and lowest on air quality and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sequoia National Park expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $389,800. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $66,563 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Sequoia National Park safe?
Sequoia National Park is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $514 per resident a year.
Compare Sequoia National Park with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sequoia National Park. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sequoia National Park 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.
Sequoia National Park detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sequoia National Park: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sequoia National Park: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sequoia National Park: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sequoia National Park: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sequoia National Park 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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