Best Places94555, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 94555, 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.
94555 ranks 1,024th 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 94555
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.
94555's strengths and weaknesses
Where 94555 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$207,765 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 250 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 94555 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,082 a month, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter 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 94555
A household needs to earn about $361,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 94555 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $207,765, 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 94555'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 94555
94555's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 94555.
Who works in 94555, and how
Work in 94555 centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 58%
- Work from home 34%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 94555
94555 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 85% of zip codes. The coast is about 31 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 94555 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 94555, month by month
94555 sees roughly 250 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 75 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs March through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 52° | 46° |
| April | 67° | 58° | 51° |
| July | 75° | 65° | 58° |
| October | 75° | 64° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 94555
San Francisco Bay Oakland International sits about 14 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.5 million passengers in 2025, with 64 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 94555
Schools across 94555 average an A, better than 92% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Forest Park ElementaryA+ · 80% proficient
- Brookvale ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Ardenwood ElementaryA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thornton Junior HighA · 60% proficient
- G. M. Walters MiddleC · 34% proficient
- Parkway Heights MiddleD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- American HighA · 74% proficient
- James Logan HighA− · 59% proficient
- John F. Kennedy HighB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 94555 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
94555 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 94555 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 94555 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 94% of zip codes and 34% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 94555
Is 94555 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 94555 ranks 1,024th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, high incomes, and the weather, and lowest on childcare costs and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 94555 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,411,533. The overall cost of living runs about 57% above the national average. Set against a $207,765 median income, cost of living beats 94% of zip codes.
Is 94555 safe?
94555 is safer than 53% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $314 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 94555?
July highs average about 75 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 46. That works out to about 250 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of zip codes.
Is 94555 good for families?
Schools beat 92% of zip codes, crime safety beats 53%, and childcare runs $2,082 a month.
Compare 94555 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 94555. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 94555 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.
94555 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 94555: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 94555: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 94555: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 94555: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
94555 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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