Best PlacesSheridan, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sheridan, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Sheridan ranks 10,548th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Sheridan
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.
Sheridan's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sheridan ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of towns
- Household income$109,742 median, better than 90% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of towns
Where Sheridan ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,544 a month, better than only 2% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 18% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sheridan
A household needs to earn about $191,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sheridan home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $109,742, 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 Sheridan's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 Sheridan
Sheridan runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sheridan.
Who works in Sheridan, and how
Work in Sheridan centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Sheridan
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sheridan.
What the weather is like in Sheridan, month by month
Sheridan sees roughly 135 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 46° | 38° |
| April | 73° | 58° | 45° |
| July | 98° | 79° | 61° |
| October | 80° | 62° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Sheridan
Sacramento International sits about 25 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.8 million passengers in 2025, with 85 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Sheridan
Schools across Sheridan average a B−, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lone Tree ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Wheatland ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Carlin C. Coppin ElementaryB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Glen Edwards MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Bear RiverC+ · 37% proficient
- Magnolia IntermediateC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Bear River HighA− · 65% proficient
- Lincoln HighB · 48% proficient
- Lindhurst HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sheridan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sheridan 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 Sheridan against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sheridan
Is Sheridan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sheridan ranks 10,548th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, population health, and high incomes, and lowest on childcare costs and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sheridan expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $738,789. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $109,742 median income, cost of living beats 67% of towns.
Is Sheridan safe?
Yes, Sheridan is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $248 per resident a year.
Compare Sheridan with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sheridan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sheridan 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.
Sheridan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sheridan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sheridan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sheridan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sheridan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sheridan 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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