Best Places94954, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 94954, 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.
94954 ranks 4,938th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 94954
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.
94954's strengths and weaknesses
Where 94954 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 168 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 94954 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Short commute31.7 minutes each way, better than only 21% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 94954
A household needs to earn about $217,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 94954 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $123,533, 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 94954's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 94954
94954 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 94954.
Who works in 94954, and how
Work in 94954 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 94954
94954 has more parkland per resident than 89% of zip codes. The coast is about 31 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 94954 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 94954, month by month
94954 sees roughly 168 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 94954
The nearest airport, Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Francisco Bay Oakland International, about 43 miles away.
The best schools in and around 94954
Schools across 94954 average a B, better than 64% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Meadow ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Corona Creek ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Hamilton Meadow ParkD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sinaloa MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- Kenilworth Junior HighB− · 42% proficient
- San Jose IntermediateB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Casa Grande HighB+ · 58% proficient
- Petaluma HighB+ · 57% proficient
- San Marin HighB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 94954 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
94954 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 94954 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 94954 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 20% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 94% of zip codes and health care access beats 62%.
Common questions about living in 94954
Is 94954 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 94954 ranks 4,938th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, few empty homes, and transit, and lowest on disaster risk and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 94954 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $846,713. The overall cost of living runs about 31% above the national average. Set against a $123,533 median income, cost of living beats 69% of zip codes.
Is 94954 safe?
Yes, 94954 is safer than 58% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $314 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 94954?
July highs average about 81 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 41. That works out to about 168 pleasant days a year, more than 94% of zip codes.
Is 94954 good for families?
Schools beat 64% of zip codes, crime safety beats 58%, and childcare runs $1,041 a month.
Compare 94954 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 94954. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 94954 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.
94954 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 94954: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 94954: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 94954: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 94954: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
94954 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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