Best Places92309, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 92309, 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.
92309 ranks 32,019th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 92309
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.
92309's strengths and weaknesses
Where 92309 ranks high
- Short commute15.2 minutes each way, better than 96% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 178 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 75% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 68% of zip codes
Where 92309 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of zip codes
Who lives in 92309
92309 runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 92309.
Who works in 92309, and how
Work in 92309 centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 58%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 27%
Life in 92309
92309 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 92309 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 92309, month by month
92309 sees roughly 178 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 105 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 47° | 34° |
| April | 81° | 66° | 51° |
| July | 105° | 91° | 75° |
| October | 83° | 67° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 92309
Harry Reid International sits about 76 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 26.5 million passengers in 2025, with 204 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 92309
Schools across 92309 average a C−, better than 19% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Yermo ElementaryD · 20% proficient
- Baker ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Baker Junior HighD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Baker HighB · 50% proficient
- Silver Valley HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 92309 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
92309 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 92309 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 92309
Is 92309 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 92309 ranks 32,019th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, the weather, and cell coverage, and lowest on crime and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 92309 safe?
92309 is safer than 0% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $2,042 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 92309?
July highs average about 105 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 34. That works out to about 178 pleasant days a year, more than 95% of zip codes.
Compare 92309 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 92309. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 92309 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.
92309 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 92309: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 92309: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 92309: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 92309: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
92309 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.
- 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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