Best Places92101, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 92101, 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.
92101 ranks 3,076th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 92101
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.
92101's strengths and weaknesses
Where 92101 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 343 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 92101 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,432 a month, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 92101
A household needs to earn about $210,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 92101 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $101,065, 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 92101's effective rate of 0.78%, 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 92101
92101's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 92101.
Who works in 92101, and how
Work in 92101 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 49%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 23%
Life in 92101
92101 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 95% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 98% of zip codes. The coast is about 5 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 92101 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 92101, month by month
92101 sees roughly 343 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 77 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 48. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 58° | 48° |
| April | 71° | 63° | 56° |
| July | 77° | 70° | 66° |
| October | 78° | 68° | 60° |
Flying in and out of 92101
San Diego International sits about 2 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 92101
Schools across 92101 average a C+, better than 47% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Florence ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Roosevelt International MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Point Loma HighA · 75% proficient
- E3 Civic HighC− · 30% proficient
- King-chavez Community HighC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 92101 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
92101 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 92101 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 92101 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 28% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 92101
Is 92101 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 92101 ranks 3,076th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, transit, and walkability, and lowest on noise and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 92101 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $804,556. The overall cost of living runs about 40% above the national average. Set against a $101,065 median income, cost of living beats 43% of zip codes.
Is 92101 safe?
92101 is safer than 6% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $888 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 92101?
July highs average about 77 degrees, and January highs near 68 with lows near 48. That works out to about 343 pleasant days a year, more than 100% of zip codes.
Is 92101 good for families?
Schools beat 47% of zip codes, crime safety beats 6%, and childcare runs $1,432 a month.
Compare 92101 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 92101. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 92101 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.
92101 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 92101: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 92101: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 92101: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 92101: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
92101 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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