Best Places94022, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 94022, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
94022 ranks 493rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 94022
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.
94022's strengths and weaknesses
Where 94022 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$239,735 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 238 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 94022 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,106 a month, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 94022
A household needs to earn about $512,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 94022 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $239,735, 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 94022's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 94022
94022 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 94022.
Who works in 94022, and how
Work in 94022 centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 52%
- Work from home 40%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 94022
94022 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of zip codes. The coast is about 28 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 94022 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 94022, month by month
94022 sees roughly 238 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs March through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 51° | 44° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 49° |
| July | 76° | 66° | 59° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 54° |
Flying in and out of 94022
Norman Y Mineta San Jose International sits about 11 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.3 million passengers in 2025, with 67 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 94022
Schools across 94022 average an A, better than 92% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bullis CharterA+ · 88% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ellen Fletcher MiddleA+ · 83% proficient
- Georgina P. Blach Junior HighD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Henry M. Gunn HighA+ · 89% proficient
- Mountain View HighA+ · 86% proficient
- Los Altos HighA · 79% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 94022 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
94022 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 94022 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 94022 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 86% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 40% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 98% of zip codes and health care access beats 96%.
Common questions about living in 94022
Is 94022 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 94022 ranks 493rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, high incomes, and the weather, and lowest on childcare costs and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 94022 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,999,314. The overall cost of living runs about 129% above the national average. Set against a $239,735 median income, cost of living beats 86% of zip codes.
Is 94022 safe?
94022 is safer than 48% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $337 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 94022?
July highs average about 76 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 44. That works out to about 238 pleasant days a year, more than 98% of zip codes.
Is 94022 good for families?
Schools beat 92% of zip codes, crime safety beats 48%, and childcare runs $2,106 a month.
Compare 94022 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 94022. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 94022 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.
94022 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 94022: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 94022: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 94022: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 94022: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
94022 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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