Best Places92315, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 92315, 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.
92315 ranks 22,574th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 92315
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.
92315's strengths and weaknesses
Where 92315 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 153 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 92315 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 92315
A household needs to earn about $154,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 92315 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $84,940, 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 92315's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 92315
92315 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 92315.
Who works in 92315, and how
Work in 92315 centers on retail trade and admin & support services. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 92315
92315 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 96% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 99% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 92315 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 92315, month by month
92315 sees roughly 153 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 57° | 43° | 31° |
| July | 79° | 64° | 47° |
| October | 63° | 46° | 32° |
Flying in and out of 92315
The nearest airport, San Bernardino International, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ontario International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around 92315
Schools across 92315 average a C+, better than 47% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Baldwin Lane ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- North Shore ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Big Bear MiddleC− · 29% proficient
- Mary P. Henck IntermediateD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Big Bear HighB · 50% proficient
- Rim Of The World Senior HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 92315 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
92315 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 92315 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 92315
Is 92315 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 92315 ranks 22,574th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, the weather, and big-city access, and lowest on air quality and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 92315 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $600,622. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $84,940 median income, cost of living beats 35% of zip codes.
Is 92315 safe?
92315 is safer than 13% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $642 per resident a year.
Compare 92315 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 92315. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 92315 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.
92315 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 92315: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 92315: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 92315: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 92315: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
92315 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.