Best Places93960, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 93960, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
93960 ranks 15,459th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 93960
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.
93960's strengths and weaknesses
Where 93960 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 222 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 93960 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 93960
A household needs to earn about $157,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 93960 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $98,516, 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 93960's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 93960
93960 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 93960.
Who works in 93960, and how
Work in 93960 centers on construction and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 93960
The coast is about 44 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 93960, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 93960, month by month
93960 sees roughly 222 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 72 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs April through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 52° | 42° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 47° |
| July | 72° | 62° | 55° |
| October | 78° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 93960
The nearest airport, Monterey Regional, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around 93960
Schools across 93960 average a C+, better than 55% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- San Vicente ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- La Gloria ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- King City HighC · 30% proficient
- Gonzales HighC− · 30% proficient
- Greenfield HighD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 93960 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
93960 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 93960 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 93960 suits
Common questions about living in 93960
Is 93960 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 93960 ranks 15,459th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, the weather, and biking, and lowest on education levels and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 93960 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $609,190. The overall cost of living runs about 16% above the national average. Set against a $98,516 median income, cost of living beats 38% of zip codes.
Is 93960 safe?
Yes, 93960 is safer than 56% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $324 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 93960?
July highs average about 72 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 42. That works out to about 222 pleasant days a year, more than 98% of zip codes.
Is 93960 good for families?
Schools beat 55% of zip codes, crime safety beats 56%, and childcare runs $1,371 a month.
Compare 93960 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 93960. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 93960 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.
93960 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 93960: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 93960: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 93960: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 93960: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
93960 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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