Best PlacesTrinity County, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Trinity County, 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.
Trinity County ranks 2,946th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Trinity County
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.
Trinity County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Trinity County ranks high
- QuietBetter than 96% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of counties
- TransitBetter than 81% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 76% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 122 pleasant days a year, better than 76% of counties
Where Trinity County ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 4% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 6% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Trinity County
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Trinity County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $51,814, 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 Trinity County's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 Trinity County
Trinity County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Trinity County.
Who works in Trinity County, and how
Work in Trinity County centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Trinity County
Trinity County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Trinity County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Trinity County growing, and who is moving in?
Trinity County has grown about 19% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Redding, CA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Trinity County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Trinity County, month by month
Trinity County sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 45° | 39° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 99° | 82° | 66° |
| October | 78° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Trinity County
The nearest airport, Redding Regional, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 156 miles away.
The best schools in and around Trinity County
Schools across Trinity County average a B−, better than 61% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Junction City ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Douglas City ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Trinity Center ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Arcata HighB+ · 58% proficient
- Hayfork HighB+ · 52% proficient
- Trinity HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Trinity County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Trinity County 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 Trinity County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Trinity County
Is Trinity County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Trinity County ranks 2,946th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on quiet, low property taxes, and transit, 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 Trinity County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $328,059. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $51,814 median income, cost of living beats 4% of counties.
Is Trinity County safe?
Trinity County is safer than 10% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $579 per resident a year.
Compare Trinity County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Trinity County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Trinity County 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.
Trinity County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Trinity County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Trinity County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Trinity County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Trinity County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Trinity County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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.