Best Places91011, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 91011, 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.
91011 ranks 2,131st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 91011
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.
91011's strengths and weaknesses
Where 91011 ranks high
- Household income$230,978 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 232 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 91011 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 91011
A household needs to earn about $491,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 91011 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $230,978, 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 91011's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 91011
91011 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 91011.
Who works in 91011, and how
Work in 91011 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 91011
The coast is about 24 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 91011, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 91011, month by month
91011 sees roughly 232 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs September through July.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 90° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 84° | 69° | 57° |
Flying in and out of 91011
Bob Hope sits about 9 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 91011
Schools across 91011 average an A, better than 81% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- Crescenta Valley HighA · 77% proficient
- Pasadena HighB+ · 54% proficient
- John Muir HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 91011 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
91011 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 91011 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 91011 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 94% of zip codes and 29% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 98% of zip codes and health care access beats 87%.
Common questions about living in 91011
Is 91011 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 91011 ranks 2,131st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on high incomes, an educated workforce, and the weather, and lowest on air quality and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 91011 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,915,088. The overall cost of living runs about 76% above the national average. Set against a $230,978 median income, cost of living beats 94% of zip codes.
Is 91011 safe?
91011 is safer than 30% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $422 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 91011?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 44. That works out to about 232 pleasant days a year, more than 98% of zip codes.
Is 91011 good for families?
Schools beat 81% of zip codes, crime safety beats 30%, and childcare runs $1,130 a month.
Compare 91011 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 91011. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 91011 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.
91011 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 91011: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 91011: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 91011: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 91011: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
91011 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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