Best Places91006, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 91006, 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.
91006 ranks 5,200th 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 91006
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.
91006's strengths and weaknesses
Where 91006 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 269 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$132,874 median, better than 93% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 91006 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 91006
A household needs to earn about $346,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 91006 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $132,874, 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 91006's effective rate of 0.76%, 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 91006
91006 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 91006.
Who works in 91006, and how
Work in 91006 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 91006
The coast is about 28 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 91006, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 91006, month by month
91006 sees roughly 269 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs October through May.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 60° | 48° |
| April | 76° | 68° | 57° |
| July | 89° | 81° | 69° |
| October | 83° | 74° | 60° |
Flying in and out of 91006
Bob Hope sits about 20 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.1 million passengers in 2025, with 54 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 91006
Schools across 91006 average a B+, better than 73% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Plymouth ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Bradoaks Elementary Science AcademyC · 33% proficient
- Camino Grove ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clifton MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
- Santa Fe Computer Science MagnetC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Arcadia HighA · 73% proficient
- Monrovia HighB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 91006 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
91006 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 91006 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 91006 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 23% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 91006
Is 91006 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 91006 ranks 5,200th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and population health, 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 91006 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,331,621. The overall cost of living runs about 50% above the national average. Set against a $132,874 median income, cost of living beats 56% of zip codes.
Is 91006 safe?
91006 is safer than 32% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $399 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 91006?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 68 with lows near 48. That works out to about 269 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of zip codes.
Is 91006 good for families?
Schools beat 73% of zip codes, crime safety beats 32%, and childcare runs $1,130 a month.
Compare 91006 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 91006. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 91006 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.
91006 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 91006: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 91006: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 91006: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 91006: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
91006 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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