Best PlacesSheep Ranch, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sheep Ranch, 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.
Sheep Ranch ranks 45,299th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sheep Ranch
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.
Sheep Ranch's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sheep Ranch ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 142 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of towns
- Household income$90,313 median, better than 77% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 68% of towns
Where Sheep Ranch ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Short commute39.6 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sheep Ranch
A household needs to earn about $122,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sheep Ranch home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $90,313, 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 Sheep Ranch's effective rate of 0.59%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Sheep Ranch
Sheep Ranch runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sheep Ranch.
Who works in Sheep Ranch, and how
Work in Sheep Ranch centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Sheep Ranch
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sheep Ranch.
What the weather is like in Sheep Ranch, month by month
Sheep Ranch sees roughly 142 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 97° | 80° | 61° |
| October | 79° | 63° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Sheep Ranch
The nearest airport, Stockton Metro, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 69 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sheep Ranch
Schools across Sheep Ranch average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hazel Fischer ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
- San Andreas ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Avery MiddleC · 35% proficient
- Toyon MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Calaveras HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sheep Ranch school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sheep Ranch 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 Sheep Ranch against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sheep Ranch
Is Sheep Ranch a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sheep Ranch ranks 45,299th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and big-city access, and lowest on a weak job market and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sheep Ranch expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $481,400. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $90,313 median income, cost of living beats 57% of towns.
Is Sheep Ranch safe?
Sheep Ranch is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $764 per resident a year.
Compare Sheep Ranch with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sheep Ranch. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sheep Ranch 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.
Sheep Ranch detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sheep Ranch: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sheep Ranch: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sheep Ranch: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sheep Ranch: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sheep Ranch 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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