Best Places93001, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 93001, 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.
93001 ranks 14,086th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 93001
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.
93001's strengths and weaknesses
Where 93001 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 284 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 93001 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,601 a month, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 93001
A household needs to earn about $242,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 93001 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $91,915, 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 93001's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 93001
93001 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 93001.
Who works in 93001, and how
Work in 93001 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 93001
93001 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 87% of zip codes. The coast is about 2 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 93001 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 93001, month by month
93001 sees roughly 284 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 73 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 46. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 56° | 46° |
| April | 68° | 58° | 50° |
| July | 73° | 66° | 60° |
| October | 76° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 93001
The nearest airport, Santa Barbara Municipal, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bob Hope, about 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around 93001
Schools across 93001 average a C, better than 34% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Loma Vista ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Pierpont ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Sunset ElementaryC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cabrillo MiddleB− · 41% proficient
- De Anza Academy Of Technology And The ArtsD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Ventura HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Oxnard HighC · 31% proficient
- Hueneme HighC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 93001 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
93001 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 93001 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 93001 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 93001
Is 93001 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 93001 ranks 14,086th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, walkability, and biking, and lowest on childcare costs and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 93001 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $957,538. The overall cost of living runs about 54% above the national average. Set against a $91,915 median income, cost of living beats 14% of zip codes.
Is 93001 safe?
93001 is safer than 12% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $597 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 93001?
July highs average about 73 degrees, and January highs near 67 with lows near 46. That works out to about 284 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of zip codes.
Is 93001 good for families?
Schools beat 34% of zip codes, crime safety beats 12%, and childcare runs $1,601 a month.
Compare 93001 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 93001. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 93001 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.
93001 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 93001: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 93001: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 93001: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 93001: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
93001 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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