Best Places92503, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 92503, 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.
92503 ranks 14,819th 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 92503
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.
92503's strengths and weaknesses
Where 92503 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 230 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 92503 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,337 a month, better than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 92503
A household needs to earn about $148,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 92503 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $102,921, 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 92503's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 92503
92503 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 92503.
Who works in 92503, and how
Work in 92503 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 92503
The coast is about 37 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 92503, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 92503, month by month
92503 sees roughly 230 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 92503
Ontario International sits about 13 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.5 million passengers in 2025, with 62 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 92503
Schools across 92503 average a C+, better than 54% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Jackson ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Frank Augustus Miller MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Sierra MiddleF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 92503 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
92503 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 92503 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 92503 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 92503
Is 92503 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 92503 ranks 14,819th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and biking, and lowest on air quality and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 92503 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $576,284. The overall cost of living runs about 19% above the national average. Set against a $102,921 median income, cost of living beats 49% of zip codes.
Is 92503 safe?
92503 is safer than 40% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $392 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 92503?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 43. That works out to about 230 pleasant days a year, more than 98% of zip codes.
Is 92503 good for families?
Schools beat 54% of zip codes, crime safety beats 40%, and childcare runs $1,337 a month.
Compare 92503 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 92503. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 92503 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.
92503 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 92503: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 92503: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 92503: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 92503: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
92503 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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