Rankings · How Needles ranks in CA
Needles is #1 in California for cheap rent
Needles is ranked on 30 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 6.
Lists ranked on
30
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
3
Best: #1 cheapest rent
Top-quarter finishes
6
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Needles marked.
What kind of place
Hotter summers than 100% of California
Not better or worse, just Needles’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Hotter summers than 100% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
109.6° July high
Drier than 96% of CA towns
DrierWetter
4.1 in of rain + melted snow a year
More vacation homes than 95% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
14.3% of homes are seasonal
Older than 90% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
49.5 median age
Fewer kids than 88% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
16.6% of residents are under 18
More seniors than 79% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
22.6% of residents are 65+
Milder winters than 79% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
44.8° January low
At a glance
Needles lands in the top half on 7 of 21 lists
Each dot is Needles’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Needles does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#62/843 HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#539/844Most active#697/844Lowest depression#762/844Lowest obesity#766/844Healthiest#817/844Fewest smokers#839/844Closest to a top hospital#839/844 People
Most educated#756/844 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#406/438