Best Places92250, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 92250, 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.
92250 ranks 28,459th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 92250
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.
92250's strengths and weaknesses
Where 92250 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 192 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of zip codes
- Short commute18.3 minutes each way, better than 90% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 92250 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 92250
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 92250 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $75,434; 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 92250's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 92250
92250 runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 92250.
Who works in 92250, and how
Work in 92250 centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 92250
92250 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 96% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 92250 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 92250, month by month
92250 sees roughly 192 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 92250
The nearest airport, Imperial County, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Diego International, about 105 miles away.
The best schools in and around 92250
Schools across 92250 average a D, better than 8% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pine ElementaryD · 20% proficient
- Meadows ElementaryD · 16% proficient
- Emmett S. Finley ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Enrique Camarena Jr. HighD− · 13% proficient
- Holtville MiddleF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Imperial HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Calexico HighC · 31% proficient
- Holtville HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 92250 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
92250 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 92250 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 92250
Is 92250 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 92250 ranks 28,459th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, short commutes, and walkability, and lowest on summer heat and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 92250 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $311,384. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $75,434 median income, cost of living beats 30% of zip codes.
Is 92250 safe?
92250 is safer than 23% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $467 per resident a year.
Compare 92250 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 92250. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 92250 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.
92250 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 92250: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 92250: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 92250: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 92250: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
92250 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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