Best Places90046, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 90046, 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.
90046 ranks 7,338th 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 90046
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.
90046's strengths and weaknesses
Where 90046 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 294 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 90046 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 90046
A household needs to earn about $383,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 90046 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $109,208, 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 90046's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 90046
90046'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 90046.
Who works in 90046, and how
Work in 90046 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 58%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 90046
90046 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of zip codes. The coast is about 11 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 90046 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 90046, month by month
90046 sees roughly 294 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 90046
Bob Hope sits about 7 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 90046
Schools across 90046 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hawthorne ElementaryA− · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- Beverly Hills HighB+ · 56% proficient
- Fairfax Senior HighB+ · 51% 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 90046 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
90046 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 90046 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 90046 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 32% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 90046
Is 90046 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 90046 ranks 7,338th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and walkability, 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 90046 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,481,399. The overall cost of living runs about 64% above the national average. Set against a $109,208 median income, cost of living beats 34% of zip codes.
Is 90046 safe?
90046 is safer than 9% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $652 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 90046?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 70 with lows near 48. That works out to about 294 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of zip codes.
Is 90046 good for families?
Schools beat 48% of zip codes, crime safety beats 9%, and childcare runs $1,130 a month.
Compare 90046 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 90046. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 90046 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.
90046 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 90046: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 90046: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 90046: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 90046: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
90046 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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