Best Places90713, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 90713, 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.
90713 ranks 1,464th 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 90713
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.
90713's strengths and weaknesses
Where 90713 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 303 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 97% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 90713 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 90713
A household needs to earn about $219,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 90713 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $138,106, 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 90713's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 90713
90713'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 90713.
Who works in 90713, and how
Work in 90713 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 90713
The coast is about 10 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 90713, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 90713, month by month
90713 sees roughly 303 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 70, with lows near 47. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70° | 57° | 47° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 54° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 65° |
| October | 83° | 69° | 60° |
Flying in and out of 90713
The nearest airport, Long Beach (Daugherty Field), is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Los Angeles International, about 18 miles away.
The best schools in and around 90713
Schools across 90713 average an A−, better than 90% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cleveland ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Macarthur ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- GompersB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Helen Keller MiddleA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Eunice Sato Academy Of Math & ScienceA+ · 83% proficient
- Mayfair HighA+ · 83% proficient
- Lakewood HighB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 90713 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
90713 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 90713 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 90713 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 90713
Is 90713 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 90713 ranks 1,464th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and biking, and lowest on air quality and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 90713 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $845,761. The overall cost of living runs about 45% above the national average. Set against a $138,106 median income, cost of living beats 65% of zip codes.
Is 90713 safe?
90713 is safer than 38% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $370 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 90713?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 70 with lows near 47. That works out to about 303 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of zip codes.
Is 90713 good for families?
Schools beat 90% of zip codes, crime safety beats 38%, and childcare runs $1,130 a month.
Compare 90713 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 90713. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 90713 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.
90713 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 90713: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 90713: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 90713: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 90713: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
90713 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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