Best Places92806, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 92806, 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.
92806 ranks 10,491st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 92806
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.
92806's strengths and weaknesses
Where 92806 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 269 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 92806 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,494 a month, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 92806
A household needs to earn about $209,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 92806 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $113,709, 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 92806's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 92806
92806 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 92806.
Who works in 92806, and how
Work in 92806 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 92806
92806 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 66% of zip codes. The coast is about 15 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 92806 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 92806, month by month
92806 sees roughly 269 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 71, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs September through July.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 57° | 46° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 85° | 70° | 58° |
Flying in and out of 92806
John Wayne/Orange County sits about 11 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 92806
Schools across 92806 average a B−, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- John O. Tynes ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Valadez Middle School AcademyA+ · 75% proficient
- South Junior HighD · 19% proficient
- Sycamore Junior HighD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Oxford AcademyA+ · 93% proficient
- Valencia HighA− · 60% proficient
- Esperanza HighB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 92806 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
92806 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 92806 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 92806 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 92806
Is 92806 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 92806 ranks 10,491st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and population health, and lowest on noise and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 92806 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $822,504. The overall cost of living runs about 36% above the national average. Set against a $113,709 median income, cost of living beats 43% of zip codes.
Is 92806 safe?
92806 is safer than 46% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $382 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 92806?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 71 with lows near 46. That works out to about 269 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of zip codes.
Is 92806 good for families?
Schools beat 72% of zip codes, crime safety beats 46%, and childcare runs $1,494 a month.
Compare 92806 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 92806. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 92806 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.
92806 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 92806: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 92806: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 92806: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 92806: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
92806 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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