Best Places91914, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 91914, 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.
91914 ranks 741st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 91914
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.
91914's strengths and weaknesses
Where 91914 ranks high
- Household income$185,812 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 258 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 91914 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,432 a month, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 91914
A household needs to earn about $278,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 91914 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $185,812, 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 91914's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 91914
91914'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 91914.
Who works in 91914, and how
Work in 91914 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in 91914
91914 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 92% of zip codes. The coast is about 18 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 91914 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 91914, month by month
91914 sees roughly 258 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 43. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 55° | 43° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 62° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 91914
San Diego International sits about 14 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.7 million passengers in 2025, with 121 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 91914
Schools across 91914 average a B+, better than 74% of zip codes.
Top middle schools
- Eastlake MiddleB+ · 47% proficient
- Bonita Vista MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Eastlake HighA · 68% proficient
- Bonita Vista Senior HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 91914 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
91914 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 91914 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 91914
Is 91914 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 91914 ranks 741st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on high incomes, the weather, and population health, and lowest on air quality and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 91914 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,070,893. The overall cost of living runs about 31% above the national average. Set against a $185,812 median income, cost of living beats 95% of zip codes.
Is 91914 safe?
Yes, 91914 is safer than 86% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $223 per resident a year.
Compare 91914 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 91914. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 91914 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.
91914 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 91914: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 91914: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 91914: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 91914: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
91914 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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