Best PlacesWest Point, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Point, 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.
West Point ranks 41,870th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in West Point
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.
West Point's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Point ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 144 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of towns
- QuietBetter than 84% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 81% of towns
- BikingBetter than 75% of towns
Where West Point ranks low
- Short commute50.8 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Point
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Point home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $70,746, 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 West Point's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 West Point
West Point 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 West Point.
Who works in West Point, and how
Work in West Point centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 61%
- Work from home 34%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in West Point
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Point.
What the weather is like in West Point, month by month
West Point sees roughly 144 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 97° | 80° | 61° |
| October | 79° | 63° | 49° |
Flying in and out of West Point
The nearest airport, Stockton Metro, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Point
Schools across West Point average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hazel Fischer ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
- Indian Diggings ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- West Point ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Avery MiddleC · 35% proficient
- Jackson Junior HighD · 22% proficient
- Toyon MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Union Mine HighB · 46% proficient
- Calaveras HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Argonaut HighC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Point school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Point 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 West Point against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Point
Is West Point a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Point ranks 41,870th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and quiet, and lowest on long commutes and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Point expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $313,685. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $70,746 median income, cost of living beats 31% of towns.
Is West Point safe?
West Point is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $430 per resident a year.
Compare West Point with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Point. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Point 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.
West Point detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Point: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Point: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Point: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Point: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Point 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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