Best Places94590, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 94590, 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.
94590 ranks 23,769th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 94590
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.
94590's strengths and weaknesses
Where 94590 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 165 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 94590 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,462 a month, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 94590
A household needs to earn about $129,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 94590 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $77,968, 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 94590's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 94590
94590's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 94590.
Who works in 94590, and how
Work in 94590 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 94590
94590 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 78% of zip codes. The coast is about 31 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 94590 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 94590, month by month
94590 sees roughly 165 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 94590
San Francisco Bay Oakland International sits about 26 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 94590
Schools across 94590 average a D+, better than 17% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- Jesse M. Bethel HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Vallejo HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 94590 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
94590 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 94590 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 94590 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 13% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 94590
Is 94590 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 94590 ranks 23,769th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, walkability, and the weather, and lowest on civic engagement and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 94590 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $499,471. The overall cost of living runs about 21% above the national average. Set against a $77,968 median income, cost of living beats 17% of zip codes.
Is 94590 safe?
94590 is safer than 9% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $672 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 94590?
July highs average about 81 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 38. That works out to about 165 pleasant days a year, more than 93% of zip codes.
Is 94590 good for families?
Schools beat 17% of zip codes, crime safety beats 9%, and childcare runs $1,462 a month.
Compare 94590 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 94590. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 94590 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.
94590 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 94590: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 94590: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 94590: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 94590: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
94590 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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