Best Places95215, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 95215, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
95215 ranks 30,438th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Education levels pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on big-city access.
The best neighborhoods in 95215
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.
95215's strengths and weaknesses
Where 95215 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 135 pleasant days a year, better than 83% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 95215 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 95215
A household needs to earn about $122,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 95215 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $77,484, 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 95215's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 95215
95215 runs younger 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 95215.
Who works in 95215, and how
Work in 95215 centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 95215
95215 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 95215 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 95215, month by month
95215 sees roughly 135 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 77° | 61° | 46° |
| July | 98° | 78° | 60° |
| October | 83° | 65° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 95215
The nearest airport, Stockton Metro, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 55 miles away.
The best schools in and around 95215
Schools across 95215 average a C−, better than 27% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Park View ElementaryA+ · 73% proficient
- Farmington ElementaryD · 20% proficient
- Collegeville ElementaryD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- El Portal MiddleC · 35% proficient
- Morada MiddleD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Ripon HighB · 50% proficient
- Escalon HighB− · 43% proficient
- Ronald E. Mcnair HighC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 95215 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
95215 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 95215 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 95215 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 6% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 95215
Is 95215 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 95215 ranks 30,438th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, transit, and the weather, and lowest on education levels and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 95215 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $475,298. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $77,484 median income, cost of living beats 14% of zip codes.
Is 95215 safe?
95215 is safer than 11% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $655 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 95215?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 39. That works out to about 135 pleasant days a year, more than 83% of zip codes.
Is 95215 good for families?
Schools beat 27% of zip codes, crime safety beats 11%, and childcare runs $1,299 a month.
Compare 95215 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 95215. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 95215 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.
95215 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 95215: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 95215: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 95215: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 95215: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
95215 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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