Best Places92263, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 92263, 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.
92263 ranks 28,962nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 92263
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.
92263's strengths and weaknesses
Where 92263 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 193 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 92263 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 92263
A household needs to earn about $121,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 92263 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $95,109, 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 92263's effective rate of 0.65%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 92263
92263 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 92263.
Who works in 92263, and how
Work in 92263 centers on retail trade and other services. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 40%
- Work from home 34%
- Transit, walk, or bike 26%
Life in 92263
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 92263.
What the weather is like in 92263, month by month
92263 sees roughly 193 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 92263
The nearest airport, Palm Springs International, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ontario International, about 59 miles away.
The best schools in and around 92263
Schools across 92263 average a C−, better than 24% of zip codes.
Top middle schools
- Raymond Cree MiddleD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Palm Springs HighC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 92263 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
92263 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 92263 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 92263
Is 92263 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 92263 ranks 28,962nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and an educated workforce, and lowest on disaster risk and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 92263 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $473,800. The overall cost of living runs about 19% above the national average. Set against a $95,109 median income, cost of living beats 52% of zip codes.
Is 92263 safe?
92263 is safer than 6% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $739 per resident a year.
Compare 92263 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 92263. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 92263 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.
92263 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 92263: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 92263: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 92263: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 92263: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
92263 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.