Best Places92227, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 92227, 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.
92227 ranks 28,389th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 92227
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.
92227's strengths and weaknesses
Where 92227 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 193 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Short commute18.4 minutes each way, better than 90% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 92227 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 92227
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 92227 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $69,582; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 92227's effective rate of 0.79%, 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 92227
92227 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 92227.
Who works in 92227, and how
Work in 92227 centers on agriculture & forestry 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 83%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 92227
92227 has more parkland per resident than 82% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 92227 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 92227, month by month
92227 sees roughly 193 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 111 degrees. January highs sit near 71, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 55° | 41° |
| April | 91° | 73° | 56° |
| July | 111° | 95° | 80° |
| October | 93° | 76° | 60° |
Flying in and out of 92227
The nearest airport, Imperial County, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Diego International, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around 92227
Schools across 92227 average a C−, better than 21% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mulberry ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Magnolia Union ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
- Ben Hulse ElementaryC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Frank M. Wright MiddleC · 33% proficient
- Barbara Worth Junior HighD+ · 25% proficient
- Bill E. Young Jr. MiddleD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Imperial HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Brawley Union HighC · 31% proficient
- Holtville HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 92227 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
92227 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 92227 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 92227 suits
Common questions about living in 92227
Is 92227 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 92227 ranks 28,389th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, the weather, and walkability, and lowest on summer heat and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 92227 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $283,746. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $69,582 median income, cost of living beats 26% of zip codes.
Is 92227 safe?
92227 is safer than 22% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $498 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 92227?
July highs average about 111 degrees, and January highs near 71 with lows near 41. That works out to about 193 pleasant days a year, more than 97% of zip codes.
Is 92227 good for families?
Schools beat 21% of zip codes, crime safety beats 22%, and childcare runs $898 a month.
Compare 92227 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 92227. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 92227 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.
92227 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 92227: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 92227: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 92227: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 92227: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
92227 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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