Best Places93224, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 93224, 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.
93224 ranks 28,792nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 93224
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.
93224's strengths and weaknesses
Where 93224 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 177 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Household income$82,575 median, better than 63% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 50% of zip codes
Where 93224 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 93224
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 93224 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,575, 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 93224's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 93224
93224 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 93224.
Who works in 93224, and how
Work in 93224 centers on mining & oil & gas and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 98%
- Work from home 0%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 93224
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 93224.
What the weather is like in 93224, month by month
93224 sees roughly 177 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 102 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 51° | 40° |
| April | 80° | 65° | 51° |
| July | 102° | 88° | 73° |
| October | 84° | 69° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 93224
The nearest airport, Meadows Field, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bob Hope, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around 93224
Schools across 93224 average a C−, better than 28% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mckittrick ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Midway ElementaryC− · 28% proficient
- Cuyama ElementaryD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Shafter HighA · 75% proficient
- Cuyama Valley HighD+ · 25% proficient
- Taft Union HighD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 93224 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
93224 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 93224 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 93224
Is 93224 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 93224 ranks 28,792nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, quiet, and big-city access, and lowest on tree cover 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 93224 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $208,195. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $82,575 median income, cost of living beats 39% of zip codes.
Is 93224 safe?
93224 is safer than 11% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $604 per resident a year.
Compare 93224 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 93224. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 93224 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.
93224 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 93224: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 93224: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 93224: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 93224: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
93224 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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