Best Places91030, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 91030, 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.
91030 ranks 2,470th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 91030
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.
91030's strengths and weaknesses
Where 91030 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 272 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$142,840 median, better than 95% of zip codes
Where 91030 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 91030
A household needs to earn about $384,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 91030 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $142,840, 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 91030's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 91030
91030's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 91030.
Who works in 91030, and how
Work in 91030 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 91030
The coast is about 19 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 91030, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 91030, month by month
91030 sees roughly 272 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 91030
Bob Hope sits about 13 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 91030
Schools across 91030 average an A−, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- Early College Academy-la Trade Tech CollegeB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 91030 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
91030 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 91030 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 91030 suits
Retirees
The weather beats 99% of zip codes and health care access beats 65%.
Common questions about living in 91030
Is 91030 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 91030 ranks 2,470th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, the weather, and big-city access, 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 91030 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,483,941. The overall cost of living runs about 66% above the national average. Set against a $142,840 median income, cost of living beats 58% of zip codes.
Is 91030 safe?
91030 is safer than 36% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $376 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 91030?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 68 with lows near 48. That works out to about 272 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of zip codes.
Is 91030 good for families?
Schools beat 76% of zip codes, crime safety beats 36%, and childcare runs $1,130 a month.
Compare 91030 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 91030. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 91030 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.
91030 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 91030: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 91030: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 91030: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 91030: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
91030 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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