Best Places91701, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 91701, 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.
91701 ranks 5,661st 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 91701
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.
91701's strengths and weaknesses
Where 91701 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 227 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Household income$123,598 median, better than 91% of zip codes
Where 91701 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 91701
A household needs to earn about $188,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 91701 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $123,598, 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 91701's effective rate of 0.64%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 91701
91701'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 91701.
Who works in 91701, and how
Work in 91701 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 91701
91701 has more parkland per resident than 76% of zip codes. The coast is about 44 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 91701 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 91701, month by month
91701 sees roughly 227 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs October through June.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 55° | 43° |
| April | 79° | 63° | 51° |
| July | 96° | 79° | 65° |
| October | 87° | 70° | 57° |
Flying in and out of 91701
Ontario International sits about 5 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.5 million passengers in 2025, with 62 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 91701
Schools across 91701 average a B, better than 61% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Magnolia ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pioneer Junior HighD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Los Osos HighA− · 61% proficient
- Rancho Cucamonga HighB+ · 53% proficient
- Alta Loma HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 91701 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
91701 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 91701 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 91701 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 91701
Is 91701 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 91701 ranks 5,661st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and few empty homes, and lowest on air quality and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 91701 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $733,724. The overall cost of living runs about 28% above the national average. Set against a $123,598 median income, cost of living beats 69% of zip codes.
Is 91701 safe?
Yes, 91701 is safer than 65% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $275 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 91701?
July highs average about 96 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 43. That works out to about 227 pleasant days a year, more than 98% of zip codes.
Is 91701 good for families?
Schools beat 61% of zip codes, crime safety beats 65%, and childcare runs $1,252 a month.
Compare 91701 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 91701. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 91701 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.
91701 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 91701: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 91701: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 91701: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 91701: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
91701 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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