Best PlacesTupman, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tupman, 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.
Tupman ranks 39,671st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tupman
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.
Tupman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tupman ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 176 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 83% of towns
- Household income$91,126 median, better than 78% of towns
- QuietBetter than 69% of towns
Where Tupman ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tupman
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tupman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,126, 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 Tupman's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tupman
Tupman 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 Tupman.
Who works in Tupman, and how
Work in Tupman centers on mining & oil & gas and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Tupman
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tupman.
What the weather is like in Tupman, month by month
Tupman sees roughly 176 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 102 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 51° | 40° |
| April | 80° | 65° | 51° |
| July | 102° | 88° | 73° |
| October | 84° | 69° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Tupman
The nearest airport, Meadows Field, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bob Hope, about 95 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tupman
Schools across Tupman average a C, better than 39% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rio Bravo ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- LakesideD+ · 25% proficient
- Roosevelt ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rio Bravo-greeley ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Maricopa MiddleF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Liberty HighA+ · 90% proficient
- Shafter HighA · 75% proficient
- Wasco HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tupman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tupman 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 Tupman against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tupman
Is Tupman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tupman ranks 39,671st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and cell coverage, and lowest on thin health care access and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tupman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $299,448. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $91,126 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Tupman safe?
Tupman is safer than 11% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $565 per resident a year.
Compare Tupman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tupman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tupman 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.
Tupman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tupman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tupman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tupman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tupman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tupman 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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