Best Places92882, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 92882, 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.
92882 ranks 11,251st 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 92882
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.
92882's strengths and weaknesses
Where 92882 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 207 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 92882 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Short commute36.9 minutes each way, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% 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 92882
A household needs to earn about $175,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 92882 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $110,330, 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 92882'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, 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 92882
92882 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 92882.
Who works in 92882, and how
Work in 92882 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 92882
The coast is about 29 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 92882, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 92882, month by month
92882 sees roughly 207 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 70, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs January through June and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70° | 55° | 40° |
| April | 79° | 62° | 46° |
| July | 93° | 76° | 60° |
| October | 86° | 67° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 92882
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 92882
Schools across 92882 average a C+, better than 53% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Running Springs AcademyD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- El Rancho CharterA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Canyon HighB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 92882 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
92882 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 92882 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 92882 suits
Families
Schools land around the 53rd percentile and crime safety beats 73%.
Common questions about living in 92882
Is 92882 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 92882 ranks 11,251st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and biking, 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 92882 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $683,469. The overall cost of living runs about 24% above the national average. Set against a $110,330 median income, cost of living beats 54% of zip codes.
Is 92882 safe?
Yes, 92882 is safer than 73% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $269 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 92882?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 70 with lows near 40. That works out to about 207 pleasant days a year, more than 98% of zip codes.
Is 92882 good for families?
Schools beat 53% of zip codes, crime safety beats 73%, and childcare runs $1,337 a month.
Compare 92882 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 92882. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 92882 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.
92882 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 92882: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 92882: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 92882: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 92882: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
92882 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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