Best PlacesTecopa, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tecopa, 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.
Tecopa ranks 39,301st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Tecopa
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.
Tecopa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tecopa ranks high
- Short commute8.1 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 181 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 91% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 72% of towns
Where Tecopa ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tecopa
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tecopa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,123, 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 Tecopa's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tecopa
Tecopa 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 Tecopa.
Who works in Tecopa, and how
Work in Tecopa centers on public administration and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Tecopa
Tecopa has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Tecopa and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Tecopa, month by month
Tecopa sees roughly 181 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 105 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 47° | 34° |
| April | 81° | 66° | 51° |
| July | 105° | 91° | 75° |
| October | 83° | 67° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Tecopa
Harry Reid International sits about 57 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 26.5 million passengers in 2025, with 204 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Tecopa
Schools across Tecopa average a D+, better than 17% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tiefort View IntermediateC · 33% proficient
- Baker ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
- Sandy Valley EsD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Webb Del E MsA− · 53% proficient
- Fort Irwin MiddleC− · 28% proficient
- Rosemary Clarke Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Baker HighB · 50% proficient
- Pahrump Valley High SchoolC− · 25% proficient
- Sandy Valley J-shsD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tecopa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tecopa 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 Tecopa against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tecopa
Is Tecopa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tecopa ranks 39,301st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, the weather, and an educated workforce, and lowest on summer heat and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tecopa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $109,900. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $67,123 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Tecopa safe?
Tecopa is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $571 per resident a year.
Compare Tecopa with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tecopa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tecopa 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.
Tecopa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tecopa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tecopa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tecopa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tecopa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tecopa 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.