Best Places93265, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 93265, 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.
93265 ranks 28,228th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Air quality pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on quiet.
The best neighborhoods in 93265
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.
93265's strengths and weaknesses
Where 93265 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 116 pleasant days a year, better than 73% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 70% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 68% of zip codes
- Household income$86,625 median, better than 68% of zip codes
Where 93265 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 93265
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 93265 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $86,625, 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 93265's effective rate of 0.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 93265
93265 runs older 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 93265.
Who works in 93265, and how
Work in 93265 centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 93265
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 93265.
What the weather is like in 93265, month by month
93265 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 93265
The nearest airport, Meadows Field, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bob Hope, about 136 miles away.
The best schools in and around 93265
Schools across 93265 average a C, better than 40% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Three Rivers ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Springville ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Hot Springs ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Lindsay Senior HighA+ · 90% proficient
- Reedley HighB− · 42% proficient
- Porterville HighC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 93265 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
93265 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 93265 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 93265
Is 93265 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 93265 ranks 28,228th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and transit, and lowest on air quality and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 93265 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $401,345. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $86,625 median income, cost of living beats 50% of zip codes.
Is 93265 safe?
93265 is safer than 8% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $869 per resident a year.
Compare 93265 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 93265. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 93265 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.
93265 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 93265: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 93265: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 93265: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 93265: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
93265 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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