Best Places91023, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 91023, 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.
91023 ranks 31,571st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 91023
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.
91023's strengths and weaknesses
Where 91023 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 223 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 91023 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 91023
A household needs to earn about $178,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 91023 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $93,257, 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 91023's effective rate of 0.80%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 91023
91023 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 91023.
Who works in 91023, and how
Work in 91023 centers on education and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 91023
The coast is about 41 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 91023, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 91023, month by month
91023 sees roughly 223 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 91023
Bob Hope sits about 18 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 91023
Schools across 91023 average a C+, better than 50% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- Pasadena HighB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 91023 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
91023 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 91023 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 91023
Is 91023 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 91023 ranks 31,571st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, quiet, and big-city access, and lowest on a weak job market and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 91023 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $682,265. The overall cost of living runs about 38% above the national average. Set against a $93,257 median income, cost of living beats 25% of zip codes.
Is 91023 safe?
91023 is safer than 3% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $946 per resident a year.
Compare 91023 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 91023. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 91023 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.
91023 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 91023: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 91023: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 91023: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 91023: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
91023 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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