Best Places93516, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 93516, 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.
93516 ranks 30,520th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 93516
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.
93516's strengths and weaknesses
Where 93516 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 162 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 82% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Short commute22.7 minutes each way, better than 72% of zip codes
Where 93516 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 93516
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 93516 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,111, 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 93516's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 93516
93516's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 93516.
Who works in 93516, and how
Work in 93516 centers on hospitality & food and other services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 93516
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 93516.
What the weather is like in 93516, month by month
93516 sees roughly 162 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 104 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 44° | 29° |
| April | 80° | 61° | 43° |
| July | 104° | 86° | 66° |
| October | 84° | 63° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 93516
Ontario International sits about 66 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.5 million passengers in 2025, with 62 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 93516
Schools across 93516 average a C−, better than 25% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- West Boron ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Silver Valley HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Desert Junior-senior HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Boron Junior-senior HighF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 93516 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
93516 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 93516 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 93516
Is 93516 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 93516 ranks 30,520th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and cell coverage, and lowest on air quality and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 93516 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $149,354. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $57,111 median income, cost of living beats 10% of zip codes.
Is 93516 safe?
93516 is safer than 13% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $565 per resident a year.
Compare 93516 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 93516. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 93516 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.
93516 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 93516: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 93516: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 93516: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 93516: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
93516 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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