Best Places92055, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 92055, 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.
92055 ranks 23,450th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 92055
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.
92055's strengths and weaknesses
Where 92055 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Short commute13.6 minutes each way, better than 98% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 193 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 92055 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,432 a month, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of zip codes
Who lives in 92055
92055 runs younger 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 92055.
Who works in 92055, and how
Work in 92055 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 50%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 44%
Life in 92055
The coast is about 29 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 92055, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 92055, month by month
92055 sees roughly 193 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 54° | 40° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 61° |
| October | 82° | 66° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 92055
The nearest airport, McClellan-Palomar, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Wayne/Orange County, about 34 miles away.
The best schools in and around 92055
Schools across 92055 average a C, better than 39% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- San Clemente HighA− · 65% proficient
- Fallbrook HighB · 47% proficient
- Oceanside HighC · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 92055 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
92055 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 92055 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 92055
Is 92055 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 92055 ranks 23,450th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, short commutes, and the weather, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 92055 safe?
92055 is safer than 30% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $411 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 92055?
July highs average about 81 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 40. That works out to about 193 pleasant days a year, more than 97% of zip codes.
Compare 92055 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 92055. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 92055 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.
92055 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 92055: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 92055: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 92055: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 92055: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
92055 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.
- 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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