Best Places90747, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 90747, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
90747 ranks 1,735th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 90747
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.
90747's strengths and weaknesses
Where 90747 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 335 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$250,001 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
Where 90747 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 90747
A household needs to earn about $273,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 90747 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $250,001; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 90747's effective rate of 0.87%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 90747
90747 runs older than the country, 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 90747.
Who works in 90747, and how
Work in 90747 centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 90747
The coast is about 10 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 90747, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 90747, month by month
90747 sees roughly 335 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 49. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 58° | 49° |
| April | 72° | 62° | 55° |
| July | 79° | 71° | 65° |
| October | 80° | 68° | 61° |
Flying in and out of 90747
The nearest airport, Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Los Angeles International, about 10 miles away.
The best schools in and around 90747
Schools across 90747 average a C, better than 66% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- California Academy Of Mathematics And ScienceA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 90747 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
90747 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 90747 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 90747
Is 90747 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 90747 ranks 1,735th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, the weather, and high incomes, and lowest on crime and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 90747 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,035,500. The overall cost of living runs about 40% above the national average. Set against a $250,001 median income, cost of living beats 99% of zip codes.
Is 90747 safe?
90747 is safer than 1% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,219 per resident a year.
Compare 90747 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 90747. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 90747 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.
90747 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 90747: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 90747: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 90747: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 90747: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
90747 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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