Best PlacesTwain Harte, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Twain Harte, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Twain Harte ranks 25,596th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Twain Harte
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.
Twain Harte's strengths and weaknesses
Where Twain Harte ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 136 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 86% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 85% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of towns
Where Twain Harte ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Short commute34.0 minutes each way, better than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Twain Harte
A household needs to earn about $117,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Twain Harte home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $89,601, 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 Twain Harte's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 Twain Harte
Twain Harte 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 Twain Harte.
Who works in Twain Harte, and how
Work in Twain Harte centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Twain Harte
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Twain Harte.
What the weather is like in Twain Harte, month by month
Twain Harte sees roughly 136 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 43° |
| July | 97° | 79° | 61° |
| October | 79° | 61° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Twain Harte
The nearest airport, Merced Yosemite Regional, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 86 miles away.
The best schools in and around Twain Harte
Schools across Twain Harte average a C+, better than 41% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Twain HarteC · 33% proficient
- Summerville ElementaryC · 31% proficient
- Soulsbyville ElementaryC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Sonora HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Summerville HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Twain Harte school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Twain Harte 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 Twain Harte against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Twain Harte
Is Twain Harte a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Twain Harte ranks 25,596th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, the weather, and population health, and lowest on disaster risk and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Twain Harte expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $455,324. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $89,601 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is Twain Harte safe?
Yes, Twain Harte is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $306 per resident a year.
Compare Twain Harte with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Twain Harte. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Twain Harte 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.
Twain Harte detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Twain Harte: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Twain Harte: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Twain Harte: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Twain Harte: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Twain Harte 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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