Best Places93043, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 93043, 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.
93043 ranks 13,808th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 93043
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.
93043's strengths and weaknesses
Where 93043 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 293 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 93043 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,601 a month, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 93043
A household needs to earn about $160,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 93043 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $88,191, 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 93043's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 93043
93043 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 93043.
Who works in 93043, and how
Work in 93043 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 93043
The coast is about 2 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 93043, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 93043, month by month
93043 sees roughly 293 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 93043
The nearest airport, Santa Barbara Municipal, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Los Angeles International, about 48 miles away.
The best schools in and around 93043
Schools across 93043 average a C−, better than 24% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- Hueneme HighC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 93043 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
93043 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 93043 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 93043
Is 93043 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 93043 ranks 13,808th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, the weather, and fast internet, and lowest on civic engagement and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 93043 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $628,400. The overall cost of living runs about 26% above the national average. Set against a $88,191 median income, cost of living beats 19% of zip codes.
Is 93043 safe?
93043 is safer than 28% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $462 per resident a year.
Compare 93043 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 93043. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 93043 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.
93043 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 93043: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 93043: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 93043: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 93043: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
93043 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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