Best Places92118, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 92118, 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.
92118 ranks 1,801st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 92118
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.
92118's strengths and weaknesses
Where 92118 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 342 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$148,443 median, better than 96% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 92118 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,432 a month, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 92118
A household needs to earn about $483,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 92118 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $148,443, 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 92118's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 92118
92118 runs older than the country, 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 92118.
Who works in 92118, and how
Work in 92118 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in 92118
92118 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 70% of zip codes. The coast is about 1 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 92118 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 92118, month by month
92118 sees roughly 342 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 75 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 47. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 57° | 47° |
| April | 69° | 61° | 54° |
| July | 75° | 69° | 65° |
| October | 76° | 67° | 59° |
Flying in and out of 92118
San Diego International sits about 4 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 92118
Schools across 92118 average an A, better than 94% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Coronado Village ElementaryA+ · 72% proficient
- Silver Strand ElementaryA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Coronado MiddleA · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- Coronado HighA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 92118 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
92118 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 92118 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 92118
Is 92118 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 92118 ranks 1,801st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, biking, and an educated workforce, and lowest on an overheated housing market and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 92118 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,904,958. The overall cost of living runs about 104% above the national average. Set against a $148,443 median income, cost of living beats 36% of zip codes.
Is 92118 safe?
92118 is safer than 7% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $770 per resident a year.
Compare 92118 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 92118. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 92118 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.
92118 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 92118: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 92118: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 92118: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 92118: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
92118 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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