Best Places93240, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 93240, 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.
93240 ranks 29,940th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 93240
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.
93240's strengths and weaknesses
Where 93240 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 162 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of zip codes
- Short commute17.9 minutes each way, better than 92% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 77% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 75% of zip codes
Where 93240 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$38,350 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 93240
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 93240 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $38,350, 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 93240'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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 93240
93240 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 93240.
Who works in 93240, and how
Work in 93240 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 93240
93240 has more parkland per resident than 94% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 93240 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 93240, month by month
93240 sees roughly 162 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 40° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 60° |
| October | 72° | 56° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 93240
The nearest airport, Meadows Field, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bob Hope, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around 93240
Schools across 93240 average a C+, better than 59% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- Kern Valley HighA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 93240 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
93240 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 93240 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 93240
Is 93240 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 93240 ranks 29,940th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, short commutes, and walkability, and lowest on health outcomes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 93240 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $216,702. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $38,350 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 93240 safe?
93240 is safer than 8% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $713 per resident a year.
Compare 93240 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 93240. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 93240 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.
93240 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 93240: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 93240: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 93240: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 93240: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
93240 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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