Best Places91436, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 91436, 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.
91436 ranks 4,899th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 91436
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.
91436's strengths and weaknesses
Where 91436 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 237 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$177,726 median, better than 98% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 91436 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 91436
A household needs to earn about $479,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 91436 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $177,726, 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 91436's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 91436
91436 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 91436.
Who works in 91436, and how
Work in 91436 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 34%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 91436
91436 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 99% of zip codes. The coast is about 11 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 91436 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 91436, month by month
91436 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 91436
Bob Hope sits about 8 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 91436
Schools across 91436 average a B, better than 63% 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 91436 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
91436 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 91436 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 91436
Is 91436 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 91436 ranks 4,899th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, high incomes, and an educated workforce, and lowest on an overheated housing market and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 91436 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,849,059. The overall cost of living runs about 66% above the national average. Set against a $177,726 median income, cost of living beats 86% of zip codes.
Is 91436 safe?
91436 is safer than 23% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $479 per resident a year.
Compare 91436 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 91436. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 91436 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.
91436 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 91436: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 91436: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 91436: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 91436: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
91436 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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