Best PlacesStrawberry Valley, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Strawberry Valley, 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.
Strawberry Valley ranks 47,691st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Strawberry Valley
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.
Strawberry Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Strawberry Valley ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 157 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Short commute21.2 minutes each way, better than 83% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 71% of towns
Where Strawberry Valley ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Strawberry Valley
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Strawberry Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $49,516, 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 Strawberry Valley's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 Strawberry Valley
Strawberry Valley 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 Strawberry Valley.
Who works in Strawberry Valley, and how
Work in Strawberry Valley centers on hospitality & food and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 53%
- Work from home 34%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Strawberry Valley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Strawberry Valley.
What the weather is like in Strawberry Valley, month by month
Strawberry Valley sees roughly 157 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 45° | 39° |
| April | 64° | 54° | 47° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 72° | 63° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Strawberry Valley
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 69 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around Strawberry Valley
Schools across Strawberry Valley average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Camptonville ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
- Yuba Feather ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Foothill IntermediateD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Quincy Junior/senior HighC · 33% proficient
- Marysville HighC− · 30% proficient
- Loyalton HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Strawberry Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Strawberry Valley 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 Strawberry Valley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Strawberry Valley
Is Strawberry Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Strawberry Valley ranks 47,691st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and short commutes, and lowest on internet speeds and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Strawberry Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $310,515. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $49,516 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is Strawberry Valley safe?
Strawberry Valley is safer than 13% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $535 per resident a year.
Compare Strawberry Valley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Strawberry Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Strawberry Valley 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.
Strawberry Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Strawberry Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Strawberry Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Strawberry Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Strawberry Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Strawberry Valley 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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