Best Places90027, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 90027, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
90027 ranks 8,703rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 90027
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.
90027's strengths and weaknesses
Where 90027 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 306 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 90027 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 90027
A household needs to earn about $401,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 90027 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $102,132, 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 90027's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 90027
90027'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 90027.
Who works in 90027, and how
Work in 90027 centers on professional & technical and information. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 48%
- Work from home 35%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in 90027
90027 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 92% of zip codes. The coast is about 15 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 90027 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 90027, month by month
90027 sees roughly 306 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 70, with lows near 48. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70° | 58° | 48° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 55° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 65° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 60° |
Flying in and out of 90027
Bob Hope sits about 8 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.1 million passengers in 2025, with 54 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 90027
Schools across 90027 average a B−, better than 55% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- John Marshall Senior HighA · 69% proficient
- Early College Academy-la Trade Tech CollegeB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 90027 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
90027 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 90027 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 90027 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 35% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 90027
Is 90027 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 90027 ranks 8,703rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and transit, and lowest on air quality and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 90027 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,564,773. The overall cost of living runs about 67% above the national average. Set against a $102,132 median income, cost of living beats 18% of zip codes.
Is 90027 safe?
90027 is safer than 8% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $666 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 90027?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 70 with lows near 48. That works out to about 306 pleasant days a year, more than 100% of zip codes.
Is 90027 good for families?
Schools beat 55% of zip codes, crime safety beats 8%, and childcare runs $1,130 a month.
Compare 90027 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 90027. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 90027 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.
90027 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 90027: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 90027: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 90027: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 90027: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
90027 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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