Best PlacesWhitmore, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Whitmore, 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.
Whitmore ranks 25,898th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Whitmore
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.
Whitmore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Whitmore ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 121 pleasant days a year, better than 80% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 80% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 75% of towns
Where Whitmore ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Whitmore
A household needs to earn about $116,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Whitmore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $88,182, 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 Whitmore's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 Whitmore
Whitmore runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Whitmore.
Who works in Whitmore, and how
Work in Whitmore centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Whitmore
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Whitmore.
What the weather is like in Whitmore, month by month
Whitmore sees roughly 121 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 103 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 38° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 47° |
| July | 103° | 86° | 67° |
| October | 83° | 66° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Whitmore
The nearest airport, Redding Regional, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 135 miles away.
The best schools in and around Whitmore
Schools across Whitmore average a B, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Millville ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Oak Run ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Foothill HighB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Whitmore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Whitmore 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 Whitmore against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Whitmore
Is Whitmore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Whitmore ranks 25,898th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low crime, and the weather, and lowest on summer heat and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Whitmore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $451,458. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $88,182 median income, cost of living beats 47% of towns.
Is Whitmore safe?
Yes, Whitmore is safer than 87% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $218 per resident a year.
Compare Whitmore with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Whitmore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Whitmore 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.
Whitmore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Whitmore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Whitmore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Whitmore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Whitmore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Whitmore 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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