Best Places94558, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 94558, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
94558 ranks 8,077th 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 94558
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.
94558's strengths and weaknesses
Where 94558 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 164 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Household income$121,890 median, better than 90% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 94558 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,414 a month, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 94558
A household needs to earn about $235,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 94558 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $121,890, 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 94558's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 94558
94558 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 94558.
Who works in 94558, and how
Work in 94558 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 94558
94558 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 87% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 94558 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 94558, month by month
94558 sees roughly 164 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 38° |
| April | 71° | 56° | 42° |
| July | 81° | 65° | 53° |
| October | 79° | 61° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 94558
The nearest airport, Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Francisco Bay Oakland International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around 94558
Schools across 94558 average a B−, better than 59% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- Saint Helena HighB+ · 55% proficient
- Angelo Rodriguez HighB+ · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 94558 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
94558 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 94558 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 94558 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 94558
Is 94558 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 94558 ranks 8,077th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, biking, and high incomes, 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 94558 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $920,745. The overall cost of living runs about 34% above the national average. Set against a $121,890 median income, cost of living beats 67% of zip codes.
Is 94558 safe?
94558 is safer than 36% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $388 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 94558?
July highs average about 81 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 38. That works out to about 164 pleasant days a year, more than 93% of zip codes.
Is 94558 good for families?
Schools beat 59% of zip codes, crime safety beats 36%, and childcare runs $1,414 a month.
Compare 94558 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 94558. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 94558 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.
94558 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 94558: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 94558: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 94558: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 94558: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
94558 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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