Best Places93560, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 93560, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
93560 ranks 20,836th 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 93560
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.
93560's strengths and weaknesses
Where 93560 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 165 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 77% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 93560 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 93560
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 93560 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $83,168; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 93560's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 93560
93560 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 93560.
Who works in 93560, and how
Work in 93560 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 93560
93560 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 93560 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 93560, month by month
93560 sees roughly 165 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 102 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 45° | 31° |
| April | 78° | 61° | 45° |
| July | 102° | 86° | 68° |
| October | 84° | 64° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 93560
Bob Hope sits about 47 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.1 million passengers in 2025, with 54 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 93560
Schools across 93560 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hughes-elizabeth LakesC · 34% proficient
- Tompkins ElementaryC− · 26% proficient
- Gregg Anderson AcademyD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jacobsen MiddleC− · 29% proficient
- Tropico MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Haven Drive MiddleF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Arvin HighB+ · 57% proficient
- Tehachapi HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 93560 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
93560 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 93560 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 93560 suits
Common questions about living in 93560
Is 93560 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 93560 ranks 20,836th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, cell coverage, and big-city access, 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 93560 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $334,898. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $83,168 median income, cost of living beats 36% of zip codes.
Is 93560 safe?
93560 is safer than 53% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $337 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 93560?
July highs average about 102 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 31. That works out to about 165 pleasant days a year, more than 93% of zip codes.
Is 93560 good for families?
Schools beat 48% of zip codes, crime safety beats 53%, and childcare runs $1,172 a month.
Compare 93560 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 93560. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 93560 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.
93560 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 93560: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 93560: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 93560: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 93560: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
93560 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.
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