Best Places90670, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 90670, 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.
90670 ranks 20,486th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 90670
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.
90670's strengths and weaknesses
Where 90670 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 271 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 90670 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 90670
A household needs to earn about $171,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 90670 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $95,987, 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 90670's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 90670
90670's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 90670.
Who works in 90670, and how
Work in 90670 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 90670
90670 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 78% of zip codes. The coast is about 15 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 90670 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 90670, month by month
90670 sees roughly 271 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 71, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs September through July.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 57° | 46° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 85° | 70° | 58° |
Flying in and out of 90670
The nearest airport, Long Beach (Daugherty Field), is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Los Angeles International, about 19 miles away.
The best schools in and around 90670
Schools across 90670 average a C, better than 36% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Gonsalves (joe A.) ElementaryA+ · 95% proficient
- Stowers(cecil B.) ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Aeolian ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Carmenita MiddleA+ · 98% proficient
- Los Nietos MiddleC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- La Mirada HighA+ · 83% proficient
- El Rancho HighB · 50% proficient
- Santa Fe HighB · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 90670 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
90670 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 90670 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 90670
Is 90670 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 90670 ranks 20,486th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, the weather, and few empty homes, 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 90670 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $662,475. The overall cost of living runs about 28% above the national average. Set against a $95,987 median income, cost of living beats 30% of zip codes.
Is 90670 safe?
90670 is safer than 29% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $458 per resident a year.
Compare 90670 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 90670. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 90670 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.
90670 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 90670: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 90670: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 90670: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 90670: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
90670 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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