Best PlacesYettem, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Yettem, 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.
Yettem ranks 40,934th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Yettem
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.
Yettem's strengths and weaknesses
Where Yettem ranks high
- TransitBetter than 93% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of towns
- BikingBetter than 84% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 81% of towns
Where Yettem ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Yettem
A household needs to earn about $122,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Yettem home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $81,873, 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 Yettem's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 Yettem
Yettem 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 Yettem.
Who works in Yettem, and how
Work in Yettem centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Yettem
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Yettem.
What the weather is like in Yettem, month by month
Yettem sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 79° | 63° | 47° |
| July | 100° | 83° | 64° |
| October | 83° | 65° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Yettem
The nearest airport, Fresno Yosemite International, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International, about 158 miles away.
The best schools in and around Yettem
Schools across Yettem average a C, better than 41% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elbow Creek ElementaryC− · 28% proficient
- Palm ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Cutler ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- El Monte MiddleD · 21% proficient
- Valley Oak MiddleD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Golden West HighA · 75% proficient
- Orosi HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Yettem school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Yettem 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 Yettem against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Yettem
Is Yettem a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Yettem ranks 40,934th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, few empty homes, and cell coverage, and lowest on civic engagement and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Yettem expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $488,097. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $81,873 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Yettem safe?
Yettem is safer than 24% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $430 per resident a year.
Compare Yettem with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Yettem. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Yettem 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.
Yettem detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Yettem: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Yettem: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Yettem: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Yettem: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Yettem 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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