Best Places91905, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 91905, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
91905 ranks 32,237th 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 91905
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.
91905's strengths and weaknesses
Where 91905 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 183 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 78% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 75% of zip codes
Where 91905 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 91905
A household needs to earn about $101,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 91905 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $76,482, 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 91905'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 91905
91905 runs older than the country, 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 91905.
Who works in 91905, and how
Work in 91905 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 91905
91905 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 91905 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 91905, month by month
91905 sees roughly 183 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 111 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 56° | 41° |
| April | 91° | 75° | 57° |
| July | 111° | 95° | 78° |
| October | 94° | 77° | 60° |
Flying in and out of 91905
The nearest airport, Imperial County, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Diego International, about 51 miles away.
The best schools in and around 91905
Schools across 91905 average a D, better than 5% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Clover Flat ElementaryD− · 12% proficient
- Potrero ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pine Valley MiddleD · 20% proficient
- Camp Lockett MiddleF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Mountain Empire HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 91905 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
91905 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 91905 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 91905
Is 91905 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 91905 ranks 32,237th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and few empty homes, and lowest on air quality and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 91905 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $390,899. The overall cost of living runs about 19% above the national average. Set against a $76,482 median income, cost of living beats 15% of zip codes.
Is 91905 safe?
91905 is safer than 9% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $680 per resident a year.
Compare 91905 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 91905. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 91905 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.
91905 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 91905: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 91905: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 91905: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 91905: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
91905 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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