Best Places92501, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 92501, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
92501 ranks 22,329th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 92501
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.
92501's strengths and weaknesses
Where 92501 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 233 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 95% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 92501 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 92501
A household needs to earn about $137,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 92501 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $88,349, 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 92501's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 92501
92501 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 92501.
Who works in 92501, and how
Work in 92501 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 92501
92501 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 97% of zip codes. The coast is about 42 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 92501 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 92501, month by month
92501 sees roughly 233 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs September through June.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 56° | 43° |
| April | 80° | 63° | 50° |
| July | 97° | 78° | 64° |
| October | 87° | 70° | 56° |
Flying in and out of 92501
The nearest airport, San Bernardino International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ontario International, about 14 miles away.
The best schools in and around 92501
Schools across 92501 average a C, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pachappa ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Come Back KidsF · 11% proficient
- Riverside County CommunityF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 92501 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
92501 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 92501 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 92501 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 92501
Is 92501 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 92501 ranks 22,329th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and biking, and lowest on air quality and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 92501 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $532,180. The overall cost of living runs about 17% above the national average. Set against a $88,349 median income, cost of living beats 30% of zip codes.
Is 92501 safe?
92501 is safer than 12% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $608 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 92501?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 43. That works out to about 233 pleasant days a year, more than 98% of zip codes.
Is 92501 good for families?
Schools beat 48% of zip codes, crime safety beats 12%, and childcare runs $1,337 a month.
Compare 92501 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 92501. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 92501 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.
92501 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 92501: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 92501: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 92501: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 92501: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
92501 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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