Best Places93210, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 93210, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
93210 ranks 26,074th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 93210
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.
93210's strengths and weaknesses
Where 93210 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 140 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Short commute20.7 minutes each way, better than 82% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 93210 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 93210
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 93210 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,496, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 93210's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 93210
93210 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 93210.
Who works in 93210, and how
Work in 93210 centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 93210
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 93210.
What the weather is like in 93210, month by month
93210 sees roughly 140 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 103 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 36° |
| April | 81° | 63° | 45° |
| July | 103° | 84° | 63° |
| October | 85° | 66° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 93210
The nearest airport, Fresno Yosemite International, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International, about 122 miles away.
The best schools in and around 93210
Schools across 93210 average a D+, better than 17% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bitterwater-tully ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Cantua ElementaryF · 10% proficient
- Westside ElementaryF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mendota Junior HighD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- King City HighC · 30% proficient
- Coalinga HighC− · 28% proficient
- Mendota HighC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 93210 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
93210 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 93210 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 93210
Is 93210 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 93210 ranks 26,074th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, the weather, and walkability, and lowest on education levels and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 93210 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $279,623. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $79,496 median income, cost of living beats 34% of zip codes.
Is 93210 safe?
93210 is safer than 16% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $544 per resident a year.
Compare 93210 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 93210. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 93210 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.
93210 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 93210: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 93210: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 93210: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 93210: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
93210 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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