Best PlacesTrona, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Trona, 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.
Trona ranks 49,187th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Trona
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.
Trona's strengths and weaknesses
Where Trona ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 169 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 71% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 63% of towns
- Short commute26.0 minutes each way, better than 57% of towns
Where Trona ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Trona
A household needs to earn about $15,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Trona home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,182, 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 Trona's effective rate of 0.95%, 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 1 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Trona
Trona 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 Trona.
Who works in Trona, and how
Work in Trona centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Trona
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Trona.
What the weather is like in Trona, month by month
Trona sees roughly 169 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 108 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 46° | 31° |
| April | 83° | 66° | 47° |
| July | 108° | 92° | 72° |
| October | 86° | 67° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Trona
The nearest airport, Meadows Field, is about 98 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ontario International, about 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around Trona
Schools across Trona average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Las Flores ElementaryC+ · 36% proficient
- Tiefort View IntermediateC · 33% proficient
- Baker ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fort Irwin MiddleC− · 28% proficient
- James Monroe MiddleD · 20% proficient
- Baker Junior HighD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Baker HighB · 50% proficient
- Burroughs HighB · 47% proficient
- Trona HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Trona school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Trona 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 Trona against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Trona
Is Trona a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Trona ranks 49,187th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and big-city access, and lowest on air quality and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Trona expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $55,804. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $53,182 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is Trona safe?
Trona is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $719 per resident a year.
Compare Trona with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Trona. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Trona 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.
Trona detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Trona: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Trona: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Trona: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Trona: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Trona 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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