Best Places94573, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 94573, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
94573 ranks 15,050th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 94573
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.
94573's strengths and weaknesses
Where 94573 ranks high
- Short commute16.0 minutes each way, better than 95% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 174 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Household income$128,059 median, better than 92% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 94573 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 94573
A household needs to earn about $451,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 94573 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $128,059, 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 94573's effective rate of 0.38%, 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 94573
94573 runs older 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 94573.
Who works in 94573, and how
Work in 94573 centers on health care & social 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 50%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 23%
Life in 94573
94573 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 94573 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 94573, month by month
94573 sees roughly 174 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 48° | 41° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 44° |
| July | 81° | 63° | 52° |
| October | 76° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 94573
The nearest airport, Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 48 miles away.
The best schools in and around 94573
Schools across 94573 average a B, better than 67% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- Saint Helena HighB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 94573 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
94573 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 94573 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 94573
Is 94573 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 94573 ranks 15,050th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, the weather, and low property taxes, and lowest on crime and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 94573 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,833,321. The overall cost of living runs about 60% above the national average. Set against a $128,059 median income, cost of living beats 69% of zip codes.
Is 94573 safe?
94573 is safer than 5% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $817 per resident a year.
Compare 94573 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 94573. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 94573 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.
94573 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 94573: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 94573: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 94573: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 94573: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
94573 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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