Best Places90743, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 90743, 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.
90743 ranks 4,323rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 90743
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.
90743's strengths and weaknesses
Where 90743 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 267 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 90743 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,494 a month, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 90743
A household needs to earn about $403,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 90743 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $131,429, 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 90743's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 90743
90743 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 90743.
Who works in 90743, and how
Work in 90743 centers on retail trade and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 90743
The coast is about 0 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 90743, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 90743, month by month
90743 sees roughly 267 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 43. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 55° | 43° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 82° | 67° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 90743
The nearest airport, Long Beach (Daugherty Field), is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Wayne/Orange County, about 13 miles away.
The best schools in and around 90743
Schools across 90743 average a B, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- J. H. Mcgaugh ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rogers MiddleA · 62% proficient
- Helen Keller MiddleA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Eunice Sato Academy Of Math & ScienceA+ · 83% proficient
- Huntington Beach HighA · 80% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 90743 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
90743 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 90743 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 90743
Is 90743 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 90743 ranks 4,323rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and fast internet, and lowest on tree cover and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 90743 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,612,500. The overall cost of living runs about 105% above the national average. Set against a $131,429 median income, cost of living beats 22% of zip codes.
Is 90743 safe?
90743 is safer than 24% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $444 per resident a year.
Compare 90743 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 90743. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 90743 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.
90743 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 90743: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 90743: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 90743: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 90743: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
90743 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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