Best Places90732, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 90732, 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.
90732 ranks 2,151st 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 90732
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.
90732's strengths and weaknesses
Where 90732 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 328 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$127,472 median, better than 92% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 90% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 90732 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 13% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 90732
A household needs to earn about $234,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 90732 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $127,472, 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 90732'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 90732
90732 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 90732.
Who works in 90732, and how
Work in 90732 centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 90732
90732 has more parkland per resident than 76% of zip codes. The coast is about 3 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 90732 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 90732, month by month
90732 sees roughly 328 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 48. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 59° | 48° |
| April | 71° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 79° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 78° | 70° | 58° |
Flying in and out of 90732
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 15 miles away.
The best schools in and around 90732
Schools across 90732 average a B, better than 74% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation AcademyA+ · 86% proficient
- Early College Academy-la Trade Tech CollegeB · 50% proficient
- Humanities And Arts (harts) Academy Of Los AngelesC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 90732 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
90732 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 90732 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 90732 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 90732
Is 90732 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 90732 ranks 2,151st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and high incomes, 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 90732 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $905,598. The overall cost of living runs about 37% above the national average. Set against a $127,472 median income, cost of living beats 70% of zip codes.
Is 90732 safe?
90732 is safer than 43% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $344 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 90732?
July highs average about 79 degrees, and January highs near 67 with lows near 48. That works out to about 328 pleasant days a year, more than 100% of zip codes.
Is 90732 good for families?
Schools beat 74% of zip codes, crime safety beats 43%, and childcare runs $1,130 a month.
Compare 90732 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 90732. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 90732 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.
90732 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 90732: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 90732: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 90732: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 90732: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
90732 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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