Best Places93215, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 93215, 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.
93215 ranks 29,795th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Education levels pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cell coverage.
The best neighborhoods in 93215
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.
93215's strengths and weaknesses
Where 93215 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 81% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 93215 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 93215
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 93215 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $67,732, 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 93215's effective rate of 0.76%, 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 93215
93215 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 93215.
Who works in 93215, and how
Work in 93215 centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 93215
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 93215.
What the weather is like in 93215, month by month
93215 sees roughly 116 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 101 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 49° | 38° |
| April | 79° | 62° | 46° |
| July | 101° | 84° | 65° |
| October | 84° | 66° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 93215
The nearest airport, Meadows Field, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bob Hope, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around 93215
Schools across 93215 average a D+, better than 22% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Columbine ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Pond ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
- Kern Avenue ElementaryD · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mcfarland Junior HighD− · 14% proficient
- Earlimart MiddleF · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Cesar E. Chavez HighB− · 41% proficient
- Delano HighC · 35% proficient
- Robert F. Kennedy HighC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 93215 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
93215 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 93215 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 93215 suits
Common questions about living in 93215
Is 93215 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 93215 ranks 29,795th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, walkability, and few empty homes, and lowest on education levels and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 93215 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $307,092. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $67,732 median income, cost of living beats 12% of zip codes.
Is 93215 safe?
93215 is safer than 21% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $532 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 93215?
July highs average about 101 degrees, and January highs near 62 with lows near 38. That works out to about 116 pleasant days a year, more than 73% of zip codes.
Is 93215 good for families?
Schools beat 22% of zip codes, crime safety beats 21%, and childcare runs $1,170 a month.
Compare 93215 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 93215. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 93215 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.
93215 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 93215: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 93215: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 93215: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 93215: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
93215 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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