Best Places94585, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 94585, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
94585 ranks 17,426th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 94585
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.
94585's strengths and weaknesses
Where 94585 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 163 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 94585 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,462 a month, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 94585
A household needs to earn about $147,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 94585 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $101,858, 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 94585's effective rate of 0.75%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 94585
94585 runs younger than the country, 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 94585.
Who works in 94585, and how
Work in 94585 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 94585
94585 has more parkland per resident than 66% of zip codes. The coast is about 46 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 94585 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 94585, month by month
94585 sees roughly 163 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 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° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 75° | 59° | 45° |
| July | 93° | 72° | 57° |
| October | 83° | 64° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 94585
San Francisco Bay Oakland International sits about 38 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 94585
Schools across 94585 average a C−, better than 24% of zip codes.
Top middle schools
- Riverview MiddleF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Armijo HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Fairfield HighC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 94585 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
94585 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 94585 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 94585 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 94585
Is 94585 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 94585 ranks 17,426th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, the weather, and biking, and lowest on childcare costs and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 94585 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $567,334. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $101,858 median income, cost of living beats 45% of zip codes.
Is 94585 safe?
94585 is safer than 24% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $490 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 94585?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 38. That works out to about 163 pleasant days a year, more than 92% of zip codes.
Is 94585 good for families?
Schools beat 24% of zip codes, crime safety beats 24%, and childcare runs $1,462 a month.
Compare 94585 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 94585. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 94585 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.
94585 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 94585: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 94585: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 94585: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 94585: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
94585 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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