Best Places91803, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 91803, 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.
91803 ranks 13,377th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 91803
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.
91803's strengths and weaknesses
Where 91803 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 266 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 91803 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 91803
A household needs to earn about $217,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 91803 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $97,187, 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 91803's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 91803
91803 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 91803.
Who works in 91803, and how
Work in 91803 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 91803
The coast is about 18 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 91803, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 91803, month by month
91803 sees roughly 266 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 91803
Bob Hope sits about 15 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 91803
Schools across 91803 average a B, better than 64% 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 91803 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
91803 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 91803 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 91803 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 91803
Is 91803 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 91803 ranks 13,377th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, the weather, and transit, 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 91803 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $851,192. The overall cost of living runs about 41% above the national average. Set against a $97,187 median income, cost of living beats 22% of zip codes.
Is 91803 safe?
91803 is safer than 35% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $400 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 91803?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 68 with lows near 48. That works out to about 266 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of zip codes.
Is 91803 good for families?
Schools beat 64% of zip codes, crime safety beats 35%, and childcare runs $1,130 a month.
Compare 91803 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 91803. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 91803 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.
91803 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 91803: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 91803: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 91803: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 91803: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
91803 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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