Best Places95030, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 95030, 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.
95030 ranks 880th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 95030
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.
95030's strengths and weaknesses
Where 95030 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$222,825 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA+, better than 97% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 193 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 95030 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,106 a month, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 95030
A household needs to earn about $514,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 95030 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $222,825, 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 95030's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 95030
95030 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 95030.
Who works in 95030, and how
Work in 95030 centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 59%
- Work from home 34%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 95030
95030 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of zip codes. The coast is about 21 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 95030 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 95030, month by month
95030 sees roughly 193 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs March through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 52° | 42° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 84° | 69° | 58° |
| October | 80° | 65° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 95030
Norman Y Mineta San Jose International sits about 10 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.3 million passengers in 2025, with 67 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 95030
Schools across 95030 average an A+, better than 97% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Saratoga ElementaryA+ · 80% proficient
- Daves Avenue ElementaryA+ · 77% proficient
- Louise Van Meter ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Redwood MiddleA+ · 83% proficient
- Raymond J. Fisher MiddleA+ · 71% proficient
Top high schools
- Los Gatos HighA · 78% proficient
- Saratoga HighA · 71% proficient
- Westmont HighA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 95030 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
95030 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 95030 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 95030
Is 95030 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 95030 ranks 880th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, high incomes, and good schools, 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 95030 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,990,955. The overall cost of living runs about 108% above the national average. Set against a $222,825 median income, cost of living beats 88% of zip codes.
Is 95030 safe?
95030 is safer than 46% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $415 per resident a year.
Compare 95030 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 95030. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 95030 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.
95030 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 95030: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 95030: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 95030: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 95030: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
95030 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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