Best Places90057, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 90057, 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.
90057 ranks 23,676th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 90057
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.
90057's strengths and weaknesses
Where 90057 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 306 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 90057 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 90057
A household needs to earn about $195,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 90057 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $46,029, 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 90057's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 90057
90057 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 90057.
Who works in 90057, and how
Work in 90057 centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 54%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 37%
Life in 90057
The coast is about 13 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 90057, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 90057, month by month
90057 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 90057
The nearest airport, Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bob Hope, about 11 miles away.
The best schools in and around 90057
Schools across 90057 average a C−, better than 30% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Camino Nuevo Charter AcademyD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Equitas Academy 4D+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Early College Academy-la Trade Tech CollegeB · 50% proficient
- Rise Kohyang HighB− · 43% proficient
- Harold Mcalister High (opportunity)D+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 90057 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
90057 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 90057 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 90057 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 90057
Is 90057 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 90057 ranks 23,676th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, walkability, and transit, 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 90057 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $759,796. The overall cost of living runs about 28% above the national average. Set against a $46,029 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 90057 safe?
90057 is safer than 5% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $811 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 90057?
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 90057 good for families?
Schools beat 30% of zip codes, crime safety beats 5%, and childcare runs $1,130 a month.
Compare 90057 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 90057. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 90057 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.
90057 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 90057: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 90057: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 90057: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 90057: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
90057 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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