Best Places91324, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 91324, 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.
91324 ranks 12,244th 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 91324
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.
91324's strengths and weaknesses
Where 91324 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 237 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 91324 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 91324
A household needs to earn about $236,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 91324 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $107,451, 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 91324's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 91324
91324's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 91324.
Who works in 91324, and how
Work in 91324 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 91324
91324 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 90% of zip codes. The coast is about 21 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 91324 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 91324, month by month
91324 sees roughly 237 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 70, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs October through June.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70° | 57° | 46° |
| April | 79° | 64° | 52° |
| July | 95° | 78° | 65° |
| October | 88° | 71° | 58° |
Flying in and out of 91324
Bob Hope sits about 11 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 91324
Schools across 91324 average a C+, better than 45% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- Early College Academy-la Trade Tech CollegeB · 50% proficient
- Valley International Preparatory HighB · 48% proficient
- Valley Academy Of Arts And SciencesC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 91324 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
91324 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 91324 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 91324 suits
Common questions about living in 91324
Is 91324 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 91324 ranks 12,244th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, biking, and big-city access, and lowest on air quality and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 91324 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $914,334. The overall cost of living runs about 36% above the national average. Set against a $107,451 median income, cost of living beats 40% of zip codes.
Is 91324 safe?
91324 is safer than 26% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $437 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 91324?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 70 with lows near 46. That works out to about 237 pleasant days a year, more than 98% of zip codes.
Is 91324 good for families?
Schools beat 45% of zip codes, crime safety beats 26%, and childcare runs $1,130 a month.
Compare 91324 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 91324. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 91324 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.
91324 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 91324: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 91324: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 91324: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 91324: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
91324 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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