Best Places90293, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 90293, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
90293 ranks 1,740th 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 90293
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.
90293's strengths and weaknesses
Where 90293 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 342 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$158,030 median, better than 97% of zip codes
Where 90293 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 90293
A household needs to earn about $353,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 90293 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $158,030, 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 90293's effective rate of 0.78%, 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 90293
90293 runs older than the country, 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 90293.
Who works in 90293, and how
Work in 90293 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 60%
- Work from home 36%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 90293
The coast is about 2 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 90293, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 90293, month by month
90293 sees roughly 342 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 48. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 57° | 48° |
| April | 70° | 61° | 54° |
| July | 76° | 69° | 64° |
| October | 78° | 67° | 60° |
Flying in and out of 90293
Los Angeles International sits about 2 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 36.7 million passengers in 2025, with 247 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 90293
Schools across 90293 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Richmond Street ElementaryA · 66% proficient
Top high schools
- 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 90293 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
90293 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 90293 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 90293
Is 90293 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 90293 ranks 1,740th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, population health, and big-city access, and lowest on air quality and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 90293 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,353,135. The overall cost of living runs about 55% above the national average. Set against a $158,030 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 90293 safe?
90293 is safer than 28% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $435 per resident a year.
Compare 90293 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 90293. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 90293 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.
90293 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 90293: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 90293: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 90293: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 90293: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
90293 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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