Best Places94592, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 94592, 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.
94592 ranks 17,293rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 94592
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.
94592's strengths and weaknesses
Where 94592 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 164 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Household income$124,540 median, better than 91% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 94592 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,462 a month, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 94592
A household needs to earn about $202,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 94592 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $124,540, 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 94592's effective rate of 1.13%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 94592
94592'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 94592.
Who works in 94592, and how
Work in 94592 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 94592
The coast is about 35 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 94592, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 94592, month by month
94592 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 94592
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 94592
Schools across 94592 average a D+, better than 19% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- Vallejo HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 94592 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
94592 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 94592 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 94592
Is 94592 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 94592 ranks 17,293rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, the weather, and big-city access, 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 94592 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $738,431. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $124,540 median income, cost of living beats 79% of zip codes.
Is 94592 safe?
94592 is safer than 8% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $689 per resident a year.
Compare 94592 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 94592. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 94592 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.
94592 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 94592: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 94592: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 94592: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 94592: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
94592 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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