Best PlacesThree Rocks, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Three Rocks, 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.
Three Rocks ranks 39,731st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Three Rocks
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.
Three Rocks' strengths and weaknesses
Where Three Rocks ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$140,714 median, better than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 141 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of towns
Where Three Rocks ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Three Rocks
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Three Rocks home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $140,714, 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 Three Rocks' effective rate of 0.56%, 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 Three Rocks
Three Rocks runs younger than the country, 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 Three Rocks.
Who works in Three Rocks, and how
Work in Three Rocks centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Three Rocks
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Three Rocks.
What the weather is like in Three Rocks, month by month
Three Rocks sees roughly 141 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 103 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 36° |
| April | 81° | 63° | 45° |
| July | 103° | 84° | 63° |
| October | 85° | 66° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Three Rocks
The nearest airport, Fresno Yosemite International, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around Three Rocks
Schools across Three Rocks average a D−, better than 4% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cantua ElementaryF · 10% proficient
- Westside ElementaryF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mendota Junior HighD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Coalinga HighC− · 28% proficient
- Mendota HighC− · 26% proficient
- Tranquillity HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Three Rocks school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Three Rocks 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 Three Rocks against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Three Rocks
Is Three Rocks a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Three Rocks ranks 39,731st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, high incomes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on thin health care access and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Three Rocks expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $218,153. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $140,714 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Three Rocks safe?
Three Rocks is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $727 per resident a year.
Compare Three Rocks with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Three Rocks. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Three Rocks 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.
Three Rocks detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Three Rocks: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Three Rocks: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Three Rocks: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Three Rocks: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Three Rocks 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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