Best PlacesSpalding Tract, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Spalding Tract, 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.
Spalding Tract ranks 39,869th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Internet speeds pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on the weather.
The best neighborhoods in Spalding Tract
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.
Spalding Tract's strengths and weaknesses
Where Spalding Tract ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 129 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of towns
- QuietBetter than 78% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 72% of towns
- Household income$85,605 median, better than 72% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 58% of towns
Where Spalding Tract ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% 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 Spalding Tract
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Spalding Tract home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,605, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Spalding Tract's effective rate of 0.66%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Spalding Tract
Spalding Tract's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Spalding Tract.
Who works in Spalding Tract, and how
Work in Spalding Tract centers on construction and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Spalding Tract
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Spalding Tract.
What the weather is like in Spalding Tract, month by month
Spalding Tract sees roughly 129 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 65° | 50° | 36° |
| July | 93° | 75° | 54° |
| October | 68° | 48° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Spalding Tract
The nearest airport, Redding Regional, is about 82 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 146 miles away.
The best schools in and around Spalding Tract
Schools across Spalding Tract average a C−, better than 20% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Meadow ViewC− · 28% proficient
- Juniper Ridge ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Fletcher Walker ElementaryD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Diamond View MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Lassen HighC− · 28% proficient
- Westwood HighD · 20% proficient
- Big Valley Jr. Sr. HighF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Spalding Tract school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Spalding Tract 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 Spalding Tract against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Spalding Tract
Is Spalding Tract a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Spalding Tract ranks 39,869th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, quiet, and a stable housing market, and lowest on internet speeds and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Spalding Tract expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $260,000. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $85,605 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is Spalding Tract safe?
Spalding Tract is safer than 13% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $524 per resident a year.
Compare Spalding Tract with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Spalding Tract. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Spalding Tract 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.
Spalding Tract detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Spalding Tract: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Spalding Tract: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Spalding Tract: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Spalding Tract: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Spalding Tract 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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