Best Places92060, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 92060, 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.
92060 ranks 29,416th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 92060
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.
92060's strengths and weaknesses
Where 92060 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 150 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Household income$98,558 median, better than 79% of zip codes
Where 92060 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,432 a month, better than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 92060
A household needs to earn about $194,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 92060 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $98,558, 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 92060's effective rate of 0.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 92060
92060 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 92060.
Who works in 92060, and how
Work in 92060 centers on other services and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 92060
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 92060.
What the weather is like in 92060, month by month
92060 sees roughly 150 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs April through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 51° | 35° |
| April | 76° | 58° | 42° |
| July | 93° | 74° | 56° |
| October | 85° | 64° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 92060
The nearest airport, McClellan-Palomar, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Diego International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around 92060
Schools across 92060 average a D+, better than 18% of zip codes.
Top middle schools
- Valley Center MiddleD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Valley Center HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 92060 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
92060 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 92060 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 92060
Is 92060 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 92060 ranks 29,416th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and big-city access, and lowest on disaster risk and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 92060 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $773,400. The overall cost of living runs about 21% above the national average. Set against a $98,558 median income, cost of living beats 51% of zip codes.
Is 92060 safe?
92060 is safer than 4% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $860 per resident a year.
Compare 92060 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 92060. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 92060 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.
92060 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 92060: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 92060: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 92060: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 92060: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
92060 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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