Best Places92530, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 92530, 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.
92530 ranks 20,502nd 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 92530
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.
92530's strengths and weaknesses
Where 92530 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 213 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 92530 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Short commute42.1 minutes each way, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 92530
A household needs to earn about $131,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 92530 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $93,287, 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 92530's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 92530
92530 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 92530.
Who works in 92530, and how
Work in 92530 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 92530
92530 has more parkland per resident than 70% of zip codes. The coast is about 41 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 92530 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 92530, month by month
92530 sees roughly 213 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 51° | 36° |
| April | 78° | 60° | 44° |
| July | 97° | 79° | 61° |
| October | 86° | 67° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 92530
John Wayne/Orange County sits about 29 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.5 million passengers in 2025, with 80 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 92530
Schools across 92530 average a C+, better than 46% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Alberhill ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- LuisenoB · 45% proficient
- Rice Canyon ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- David A. Brown MiddleC · 35% proficient
- Elsinore MiddleC− · 30% proficient
- Terra Cotta MiddleF · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Lakeside HighA · 70% proficient
- Temescal Canyon HighA− · 65% proficient
- Mission Viejo HighA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 92530 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
92530 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 92530 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 92530 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 92530
Is 92530 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 92530 ranks 20,502nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and fast internet, and lowest on air quality and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 92530 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $502,389. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $93,287 median income, cost of living beats 42% of zip codes.
Is 92530 safe?
92530 is safer than 54% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $338 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 92530?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 67 with lows near 36. That works out to about 213 pleasant days a year, more than 98% of zip codes.
Is 92530 good for families?
Schools beat 46% of zip codes, crime safety beats 54%, and childcare runs $1,337 a month.
Compare 92530 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 92530. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 92530 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.
92530 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 92530: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 92530: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 92530: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 92530: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
92530 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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