Best Places93543, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 93543, 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.
93543 ranks 30,940th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 93543
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.
93543's strengths and weaknesses
Where 93543 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 174 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 73% of zip codes
Where 93543 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Short commute42.2 minutes each way, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 93543
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 93543 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $74,090, 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 93543's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 93543
93543'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 93543.
Who works in 93543, and how
Work in 93543 centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 93543
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 93543.
What the weather is like in 93543, month by month
93543 sees roughly 174 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 101 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 46° | 33° |
| April | 78° | 61° | 45° |
| July | 101° | 85° | 68° |
| October | 84° | 65° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 93543
Bob Hope sits about 33 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.1 million passengers in 2025, with 54 nonstop destinations.
93543 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 93543 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 93543
Is 93543 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 93543 ranks 30,940th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, the weather, and cell coverage, and lowest on air quality and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 93543 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $389,198. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $74,090 median income, cost of living beats 13% of zip codes.
Is 93543 safe?
93543 is safer than 28% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $445 per resident a year.
Compare 93543 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 93543. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 93543 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.
93543 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 93543: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 93543: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 93543: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 93543: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
93543 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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