Best Places93022, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 93022, 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.
93022 ranks 13,088th 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 93022
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.
93022's strengths and weaknesses
Where 93022 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 254 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Household income$111,260 median, better than 86% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 93022 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,601 a month, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% 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 93022
A household needs to earn about $208,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 93022 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $111,260, 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 93022's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 93022
93022 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 93022.
Who works in 93022, and how
Work in 93022 centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 93022
The coast is about 10 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 93022, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 93022, month by month
93022 sees roughly 254 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 93022
The nearest airport, Santa Barbara Municipal, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bob Hope, about 56 miles away.
The best schools in and around 93022
Schools across 93022 average a C+, better than 41% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sunset ElementaryC · 33% proficient
- Mira Monte ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Matilija MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Ventura HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 93022 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
93022 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 93022 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 93022
Is 93022 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 93022 ranks 13,088th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and high incomes, 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 93022 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $807,552. The overall cost of living runs about 51% above the national average. Set against a $111,260 median income, cost of living beats 31% of zip codes.
Is 93022 safe?
93022 is safer than 37% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $370 per resident a year.
Compare 93022 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 93022. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 93022 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.
93022 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 93022: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 93022: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 93022: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 93022: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
93022 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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