Best Places90302, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 90302, 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.
90302 ranks 19,625th 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 90302
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.
90302's strengths and weaknesses
Where 90302 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 341 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 90302 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 90302
A household needs to earn about $193,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 90302 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $76,090, 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 90302's effective rate of 0.82%, 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 90302
90302 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 90302.
Who works in 90302, and how
Work in 90302 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 90302
The coast is about 7 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 90302, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 90302, month by month
90302 sees roughly 341 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 90302
Los Angeles International sits about 4 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 90302
Schools across 90302 average a D−, better than 4% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Wilder's Preparatory Academy CharterB− · 44% proficient
- Centinela Tk-8 ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
- La Tijera K-8 Academy Of Excellence CharterD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter MiddleB− · 43% proficient
- Crozier (george W.) MiddleD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Early College Academy-la Trade Tech CollegeB · 50% proficient
- Inglewood HighD− · 14% proficient
- Horace Mann Ucla CommunityF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 90302 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
90302 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 90302 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 90302 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 19% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 90302
Is 90302 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 90302 ranks 19,625th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and walkability, and lowest on air quality and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 90302 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $738,378. The overall cost of living runs about 30% above the national average. Set against a $76,090 median income, cost of living beats 10% of zip codes.
Is 90302 safe?
90302 is safer than 15% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $556 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 90302?
July highs average about 76 degrees, and January highs near 68 with lows near 48. That works out to about 341 pleasant days a year, more than 100% of zip codes.
Is 90302 good for families?
Schools beat 4% of zip codes, crime safety beats 15%, and childcare runs $1,130 a month.
Compare 90302 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 90302. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 90302 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.
90302 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 90302: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 90302: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 90302: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 90302: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
90302 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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