Best Places93012, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 93012, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
93012 ranks 1,388th 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 93012
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.
93012's strengths and weaknesses
Where 93012 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 275 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$145,716 median, better than 95% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 93012 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,601 a month, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 93012
A household needs to earn about $238,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 93012 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $145,716, 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 93012's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 93012
93012 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 93012.
Who works in 93012, and how
Work in 93012 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 93012
93012 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 75% of zip codes. The coast is about 17 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 93012 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 93012, month by month
93012 sees roughly 275 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 44. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 80° | 69° | 61° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 54° |
Flying in and out of 93012
Bob Hope sits about 36 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.1 million passengers in 2025, with 54 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 93012
Schools across 93012 average an A−, better than 82% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Santa Rosa Technology MagnetA · 72% proficient
- La MariposaA · 72% proficient
- Los Primeros School Of Sciences & ArtsA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Las Colinas MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Chaparral MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Monte Vista MiddleB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Newbury Park HighA · 68% proficient
- Thousand Oaks HighA− · 65% proficient
- Rancho Campana HighA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 93012 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
93012 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 93012 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 93012 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 26% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 99% of zip codes and health care access beats 72%.
Common questions about living in 93012
Is 93012 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 93012 ranks 1,388th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, high incomes, and big-city access, 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 93012 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $907,545. The overall cost of living runs about 33% above the national average. Set against a $145,716 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 93012 safe?
Yes, 93012 is safer than 67% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $280 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 93012?
July highs average about 80 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 44. That works out to about 275 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of zip codes.
Is 93012 good for families?
Schools beat 82% of zip codes, crime safety beats 67%, and childcare runs $1,601 a month.
Compare 93012 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 93012. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 93012 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.
93012 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 93012: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 93012: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 93012: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 93012: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
93012 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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