Best Places93541, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 93541, 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.
93541 ranks 20,963rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 93541
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.
93541's strengths and weaknesses
Where 93541 ranks high
- Short commute5.7 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$121,326 median, better than 90% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 93541 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 50 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 93541
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 93541 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $121,326, 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 93541'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 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 93541
93541 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 93541.
Who works in 93541, and how
Work in 93541 centers on education and other services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 25%
- Work from home 47%
- Transit, walk, or bike 28%
Life in 93541
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 93541.
What the weather is like in 93541, month by month
93541 sees roughly 50 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 28° | 15° |
| April | 59° | 44° | 28° |
| July | 85° | 68° | 46° |
| October | 66° | 46° | 28° |
Flying in and out of 93541
The nearest airport, Mammoth Yosemite, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 142 miles away.
The best schools in and around 93541
Schools across 93541 average a B−, better than 60% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lee Vining ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Summerville ElementaryC · 31% proficient
- Tenaya ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Lee Vining HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Don Pedro HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 93541 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
93541 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 93541 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 93541
Is 93541 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 93541 ranks 20,963rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, quiet, and an educated workforce, and lowest on the weather and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 93541 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $369,611. The overall cost of living runs about 34% above the national average. Set against a $121,326 median income, cost of living beats 53% of zip codes.
Is 93541 safe?
93541 is safer than 5% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $809 per resident a year.
Compare 93541 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 93541. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 93541 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.
93541 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 93541: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 93541: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 93541: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 93541: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
93541 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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