Best Places95062, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 95062, 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.
95062 ranks 4,722nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 95062
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.
95062's strengths and weaknesses
Where 95062 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 201 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 95062 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,701 a month, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 95062
A household needs to earn about $275,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 95062 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $115,298, 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 95062's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 95062
95062 runs older than the country, 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 95062.
Who works in 95062, and how
Work in 95062 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 95062
95062 has more parkland per resident than 68% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 75% of zip codes. The coast is about 1 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 95062 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 95062, month by month
95062 sees roughly 201 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 73 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 50° | 40° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 44° |
| July | 73° | 60° | 53° |
| October | 77° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 95062
Norman Y Mineta San Jose International sits about 27 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 95062
Schools across 95062 average a C+, better than 46% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Tierra Pacifica CharterB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Shoreline MiddleD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Santa Cruz HighA · 75% proficient
- Soquel HighA− · 65% proficient
- Harbor HighB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 95062 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
95062 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 95062 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 95062 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 18% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 95062
Is 95062 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 95062 ranks 4,722nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, the weather, and clean air, 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 95062 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,084,552. The overall cost of living runs about 54% above the national average. Set against a $115,298 median income, cost of living beats 38% of zip codes.
Is 95062 safe?
95062 is safer than 26% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $442 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 95062?
July highs average about 73 degrees, and January highs near 63 with lows near 40. That works out to about 201 pleasant days a year, more than 97% of zip codes.
Is 95062 good for families?
Schools beat 46% of zip codes, crime safety beats 26%, and childcare runs $1,701 a month.
Compare 95062 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 95062. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 95062 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.
95062 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 95062: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 95062: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 95062: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 95062: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
95062 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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