Best PlacesWhite Pines, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around White Pines, 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.
White Pines ranks 32,511th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in White Pines
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.
White Pines' strengths and weaknesses
Where White Pines ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 85% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 83% of towns
Where White Pines ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in White Pines
A household needs to earn about $135,000 a year to comfortably buy the median White Pines home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $65,877, 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 White Pines' effective rate of 0.11%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in White Pines
White Pines's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 White Pines.
Who works in White Pines, and how
Work in White Pines centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in White Pines
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across White Pines.
What the weather is like in White Pines, month by month
White Pines sees roughly 117 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 White Pines
The nearest airport, Stockton Metro, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 75 miles away.
The best schools in and around White Pines
Schools across White Pines average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hazel Fischer ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
- Twain HarteC · 33% proficient
- Columbia ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Avery MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Sonora HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every White Pines school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
White Pines 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 White Pines against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in White Pines
Is White Pines a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, White Pines ranks 32,511th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a strong job market, and health care access, and lowest on summer heat and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is White Pines expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $572,490. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $65,877 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is White Pines safe?
White Pines is safer than 13% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $545 per resident a year.
Compare White Pines with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to White Pines. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in White Pines 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.
White Pines detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for White Pines: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in White Pines: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of White Pines: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in White Pines: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
White Pines 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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