Best Places92211, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 92211, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
92211 ranks 14,851st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 92211
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.
92211's strengths and weaknesses
Where 92211 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 203 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 92211 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 92211
A household needs to earn about $165,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 92211 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $103,741, 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 92211's effective rate of 0.87%, 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 92211
92211 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 92211.
Who works in 92211, and how
Work in 92211 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 92211
92211 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 92211 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 92211, month by month
92211 sees roughly 203 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 112 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 59° | 46° |
| April | 91° | 76° | 59° |
| July | 112° | 97° | 81° |
| October | 94° | 79° | 64° |
Flying in and out of 92211
The nearest airport, Palm Springs International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ontario International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around 92211
Schools across 92211 average a C−, better than 25% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Gerald R. Ford ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Desert Ridge AcademyB+ · 50% proficient
- Colonel Mitchell Paige MiddleF · 10% proficient
- Nellie N. Coffman MiddleF · 2% proficient
Top high schools
- Palm Desert HighB · 48% proficient
- Shadow Hills HighC · 34% proficient
- Rancho Mirage HighD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 92211 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
92211 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 92211 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 92211 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 25% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 97% of zip codes and health care access beats 93%.
Common questions about living in 92211
Is 92211 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 92211 ranks 14,851st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, health care access, and fast internet, and lowest on air quality and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 92211 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $626,030. The overall cost of living runs about 16% above the national average. Set against a $103,741 median income, cost of living beats 69% of zip codes.
Is 92211 safe?
92211 is safer than 47% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $336 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 92211?
July highs average about 112 degrees, and January highs near 72 with lows near 46. That works out to about 203 pleasant days a year, more than 97% of zip codes.
Is 92211 good for families?
Schools beat 25% of zip codes, crime safety beats 47%, and childcare runs $1,337 a month.
Compare 92211 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 92211. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 92211 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.
92211 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 92211: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 92211: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 92211: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 92211: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
92211 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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