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    Best Neighborhoods for Biking in California (2026 Rankings)

    Want to ditch the car and ride a bike? We ranked 25 neighborhoods in California by Bike Score, which measures how bikeable an area is based on infrastructure, hills, road connectivity, and bike commuting data.

    Santa BarbaraCA
    Kurby Score: 59
    Bike Score: 99/100
    Walk Score: 99/100
    Transit Score: 54/100
    Home Value: $1,100,000
    Population: 88,665
    San FranciscoCA
    Kurby Score: 51
    Bike Score: 99/100
    Walk Score: 99/100
    Transit Score: 100/100
    Home Value: $1,200,000
    Population: 873,965
    Santa CruzCA
    Kurby Score: 54
    Bike Score: 99/100
    Walk Score: 95/100
    Transit Score: 50/100
    Home Value: $950,000
    Population: 65,011
    4
    SacramentoCA
    Kurby Score: 71
    Bike Score: 99/100
    Walk Score: 98/100
    Transit Score: 65/100
    Home Value: $420,000
    Population: 524,943
    5
    Mission DistrictSan Francisco, CA
    Kurby Score: 62
    Bike Score: 98/100
    Walk Score: 99/100
    Transit Score: 87/100
    Home Value: $1,200,000
    Population: 57,000
    6
    Santa MonicaLos Angeles, CA
    Kurby Score: 62
    Bike Score: 96/100
    Walk Score: 92/100
    Transit Score: 77/100
    Home Value: $1,490,000
    Population: 93,076
    7
    Lake TahoeCA
    Kurby Score: 62
    Bike Score: 93/100
    Walk Score: 65/100
    Home Value: $580,000
    Population: 21,403
    8
    San JoseCA
    Kurby Score: 63
    Bike Score: 93/100
    Walk Score: 97/100
    Transit Score: 73/100
    Home Value: $1,100,000
    Population: 1,021,795
    9
    San Luis ObispoCA
    Kurby Score: 56
    Bike Score: 93/100
    Walk Score: 97/100
    Transit Score: 38/100
    Home Value: $790,000
    Population: 47,063
    10
    SOMASan Francisco, CA
    Kurby Score: 56
    Bike Score: 91/100
    Walk Score: 95/100
    Transit Score: 100/100
    Home Value: $950,000
    Population: 28,000
    11
    OaklandCA
    Kurby Score: 61
    Bike Score: 89/100
    Walk Score: 100/100
    Transit Score: 88/100
    Home Value: $780,000
    Population: 433,031
    12
    FresnoCA
    Kurby Score: 63
    Bike Score: 88/100
    Walk Score: 93/100
    Transit Score: 54/100
    Home Value: $315,000
    Population: 542,107
    13
    Long BeachCA
    Kurby Score: 64
    Bike Score: 87/100
    Walk Score: 97/100
    Transit Score: 75/100
    Home Value: $680,000
    Population: 466,742
    14
    IrvineCA
    Kurby Score: 59
    Bike Score: 87/100
    Walk Score: 61/100
    Transit Score: 35/100
    Home Value: $950,000
    Population: 307,670
    15
    MontereyCA
    Kurby Score: 56
    Bike Score: 85/100
    Walk Score: 89/100
    Transit Score: 43/100
    Home Value: $850,000
    Population: 30,267
    16
    San DiegoCA
    Kurby Score: 54
    Bike Score: 84/100
    Walk Score: 99/100
    Transit Score: 80/100
    Home Value: $725,000
    Population: 1,423,851
    17
    NapaCA
    Kurby Score: 53
    Bike Score: 82/100
    Walk Score: 98/100
    Transit Score: 37/100
    Home Value: $680,000
    Population: 79,068
    18
    Los AngelesCA
    Kurby Score: 56
    Bike Score: 74/100
    Walk Score: 96/100
    Transit Score: 100/100
    Home Value: $750,000
    Population: 3,979,576
    19
    RiversideCA
    Kurby Score: 65
    Bike Score: 73/100
    Walk Score: 90/100
    Transit Score: 41/100
    Home Value: $480,000
    Population: 314,998
    20
    The CastroSan Francisco, CA
    Kurby Score: 63
    Bike Score: 69/100
    Walk Score: 99/100
    Transit Score: 88/100
    Home Value: $1,300,000
    Population: 18,000
    21
    StocktonCA
    Kurby Score: 67
    Bike Score: 66/100
    Walk Score: 91/100
    Transit Score: 57/100
    Home Value: $370,000
    Population: 320,804
    22
    Santa AnaCA
    Kurby Score: 58
    Bike Score: 65/100
    Walk Score: 99/100
    Transit Score: 52/100
    Home Value: $610,000
    Population: 309,441
    23
    Nob HillSan Francisco, CA
    Kurby Score: 57
    Bike Score: 63/100
    Walk Score: 98/100
    Transit Score: 100/100
    Home Value: $1,050,000
    Population: 22,000
    24
    AnaheimCA
    Kurby Score: 56
    Bike Score: 61/100
    Walk Score: 94/100
    Transit Score: 47/100
    Home Value: $650,000
    Population: 350,365
    25
    Chula VistaCA
    Kurby Score: 60
    Bike Score: 60/100
    Walk Score: 91/100
    Transit Score: 50/100
    Home Value: $595,000
    Population: 274,492

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