Best PlacesStrathmore, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Strathmore, 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.
Strathmore ranks 46,443rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Strathmore
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.
Strathmore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Strathmore ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
- TransitBetter than 94% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of towns
- BikingBetter than 87% of towns
Where Strathmore ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 5% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Strathmore
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Strathmore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $61,365, 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 Strathmore's effective rate of 0.49%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Strathmore
Strathmore's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Strathmore.
Who works in Strathmore, and how
Work in Strathmore centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Strathmore
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Strathmore.
What the weather is like in Strathmore, month by month
Strathmore sees roughly 116 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 101 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 49° | 38° |
| April | 79° | 62° | 46° |
| July | 101° | 84° | 65° |
| October | 84° | 66° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Strathmore
The nearest airport, Meadows Field, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bob Hope, about 140 miles away.
The best schools in and around Strathmore
Schools across Strathmore average a D, better than 5% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Alpine VistaD+ · 23% proficient
- Strathmore ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
- Woodville ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Lindsay Senior HighA+ · 90% proficient
- Harmony Magnet AcademyA− · 63% proficient
- Mission Oak HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Strathmore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Strathmore 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 Strathmore against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Strathmore
Is Strathmore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Strathmore ranks 46,443rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, transit, and cell coverage, and lowest on education levels and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Strathmore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $283,430. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $61,365 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is Strathmore safe?
Strathmore is safer than 17% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $503 per resident a year.
Compare Strathmore with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Strathmore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Strathmore 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.
Strathmore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Strathmore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Strathmore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Strathmore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Strathmore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Strathmore 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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