Best Places94158, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 94158, 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.
94158 ranks 687th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 94158
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.
94158's strengths and weaknesses
Where 94158 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$182,802 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
Where 94158 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,439 a month, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 94158
A household needs to earn about $405,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 94158 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $182,802, 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 94158's effective rate of 1.16%, 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 94158
94158 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 94158.
Who works in 94158, and how
Work in 94158 centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 19%
- Work from home 37%
- Transit, walk, or bike 44%
Life in 94158
94158 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of zip codes. The coast is about 7 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 94158 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 94158, month by month
94158 sees roughly 224 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 74 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs March through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 68° | 57° | 49° |
| July | 74° | 63° | 56° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 94158
San Francisco Bay Oakland International sits about 10 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.5 million passengers in 2025, with 64 nonstop destinations.
94158 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 94158 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 94158
Is 94158 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 94158 ranks 687th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, biking, and transit, and lowest on childcare costs and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 94158 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,479,418. The overall cost of living runs about 68% above the national average. Set against a $182,802 median income, cost of living beats 88% of zip codes.
Is 94158 safe?
94158 is safer than 5% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $800 per resident a year.
Compare 94158 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 94158. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 94158 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.
94158 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 94158: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 94158: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 94158: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 94158: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
94158 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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