Best Places94403, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 94403, 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.
94403 ranks 1,295th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 94403
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.
94403's strengths and weaknesses
Where 94403 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 240 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$179,864 median, better than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 97% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 94403 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,233 a month, better than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 94403
A household needs to earn about $435,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 94403 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $179,864, 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 94403'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 94403
94403's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 94403.
Who works in 94403, and how
Work in 94403 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 94403
94403 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 82% of zip codes. The coast is about 15 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 94403 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 94403, month by month
94403 sees roughly 240 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 77 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs April through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 51° | 45° |
| April | 68° | 58° | 50° |
| July | 77° | 66° | 58° |
| October | 75° | 63° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 94403
San Francisco International sits about 7 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 26.5 million passengers in 2025, with 193 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 94403
Schools across 94403 average a B+, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Central ElementaryA+ · 85% proficient
- Foster City ElementaryA+ · 79% proficient
- Redwood Shores ElementaryA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ralston IntermediateA+ · 77% proficient
- Borel MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
- Abbott MiddleC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 94403 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
94403 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 94403 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 94403 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 87% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 26% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 94403
Is 94403 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 94403 ranks 1,295th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, high incomes, and population health, and lowest on childcare costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 94403 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,697,722. The overall cost of living runs about 60% above the national average. Set against a $179,864 median income, cost of living beats 87% of zip codes.
Is 94403 safe?
94403 is safer than 23% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $467 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 94403?
July highs average about 77 degrees, and January highs near 59 with lows near 45. That works out to about 240 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of zip codes.
Is 94403 good for families?
Schools beat 72% of zip codes, crime safety beats 23%, and childcare runs $2,233 a month.
Compare 94403 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 94403. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 94403 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.
94403 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 94403: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 94403: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 94403: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 94403: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
94403 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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