Best Places94922, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 94922, 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.
94922 ranks 11,675th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 94922
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.
94922's strengths and weaknesses
Where 94922 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$167,218 median, better than 98% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 192 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 94922 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Short commute35.8 minutes each way, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 94922
A household needs to earn about $310,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 94922 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $167,218, 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 94922's effective rate of 0.60%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 94922
94922 runs older 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 94922.
Who works in 94922, and how
Work in 94922 centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 94922
The coast is about 9 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 94922, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 94922, month by month
94922 sees roughly 192 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 63 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs July through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 51° | 46° |
| April | 57° | 51° | 47° |
| July | 63° | 55° | 51° |
| October | 63° | 55° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 94922
The nearest airport, Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Francisco Bay Oakland International, about 59 miles away.
The best schools in and around 94922
Schools across 94922 average a C, better than 38% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Monte Rio ElementaryC · 30% proficient
- Tomales ElementaryC− · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Tomales HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 94922 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
94922 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 94922 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 94922
Is 94922 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 94922 ranks 11,675th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, high incomes, and the weather, and lowest on crime and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 94922 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,221,015. The overall cost of living runs about 46% above the national average. Set against a $167,218 median income, cost of living beats 87% of zip codes.
Is 94922 safe?
94922 is safer than 6% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $774 per resident a year.
Compare 94922 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 94922. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 94922 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.
94922 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 94922: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 94922: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 94922: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 94922: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
94922 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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