Best PlacesSusanville, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Susanville, 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.
Susanville ranks 28,182nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Susanville
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.
Susanville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Susanville ranks high
- TransitBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute18.4 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 143 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of towns
- BikingBetter than 87% of towns
Where Susanville ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Susanville
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Susanville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,130, 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 Susanville's effective rate of 0.91%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Susanville
Susanville'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 Susanville.
Who works in Susanville, and how
Work in Susanville centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Susanville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Susanville.
What the weather is like in Susanville, month by month
Susanville sees roughly 143 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 Susanville
The nearest airport, Reno/Tahoe International, is about 77 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 130 miles away.
The best schools in and around Susanville
Schools across Susanville average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Richmond ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Johnstonville ElementaryC · 32% proficient
- Meadow ViewC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Diamond View MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Quincy Junior/senior HighC · 33% proficient
- Lassen HighC− · 28% proficient
- Credence HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Susanville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Susanville 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 Susanville against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Susanville suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 6% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Susanville
Is Susanville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Susanville ranks 28,182nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, short commutes, and the weather, and lowest on education levels and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Susanville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $245,783. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $79,130 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Susanville safe?
Susanville is safer than 30% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $418 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Susanville?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 27. That works out to about 143 pleasant days a year, more than 90% of towns.
Is Susanville good for families?
Schools beat 19% of towns, crime safety beats 30%, and childcare runs $886 a month.
Compare Susanville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Susanville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Susanville 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.
Susanville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Susanville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Susanville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Susanville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Susanville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Susanville 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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