Best PlacesSoda Springs, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Soda Springs, 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.
Soda Springs ranks 35,890th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Soda Springs
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.
Soda Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Soda Springs ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- TransitBetter than 89% of towns
- BikingBetter than 87% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 80% of towns
Where Soda Springs ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Short commute40.0 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,342 a month, better than only 8% 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 Soda Springs
A household needs to earn about $229,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Soda Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $83,508, 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 Soda Springs' effective rate of 0.69%, 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 Soda Springs
Soda Springs 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 Soda Springs.
Who works in Soda Springs, and how
Work in Soda Springs centers on construction and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 47%
- Work from home 49%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Soda Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Soda Springs.
What the weather is like in Soda Springs, month by month
Soda Springs sees roughly 95 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 Soda Springs
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 77 miles away.
The best schools in and around Soda Springs
Schools across Soda Springs average a B+, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Donner Trail ElementaryA+ · 83% proficient
- Deer Creek ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Alta-dutch Flat ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Seven Hills IntermediateB · 45% proficient
- Alder Creek MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Tahoe Truckee HighA− · 60% proficient
- Colfax HighB · 48% proficient
- Foresthill HighB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Soda Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Soda Springs 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 Soda Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Soda Springs
Is Soda Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Soda Springs ranks 35,890th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on an educated workforce, heat safety, and transit, and lowest on an overheated housing market and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Soda Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $888,209. The overall cost of living runs about 31% above the national average. Set against a $83,508 median income, cost of living beats 31% of towns.
Is Soda Springs safe?
Soda Springs is safer than 31% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $404 per resident a year.
Compare Soda Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Soda Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Soda Springs 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.
Soda Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Soda Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Soda Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Soda Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Soda Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Soda Springs 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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