Best Places95587, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 95587, 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.
95587 ranks 32,667th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 95587
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.
95587's strengths and weaknesses
Where 95587 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 69% of zip codes
Where 95587 ranks low
- Short commute43.6 minutes each way, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$39,692 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 95587
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 95587 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $39,692, 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 95587's effective rate of 0.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 95587
95587 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 95587.
Who works in 95587, and how
Work in 95587 centers on real estate and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 52%
- Work from home 44%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 95587
The coast is about 33 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 95587, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 95587, month by month
95587 sees roughly 102 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 65 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 47° | 42° |
| April | 58° | 50° | 44° |
| July | 65° | 57° | 52° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 95587
The nearest airport, California Redwood Coast- Humboldt County, is about 72 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 146 miles away.
The best schools in and around 95587
Schools across 95587 average a C−, better than 23% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Whale Gulch ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Leggett Valley ElementaryD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 95587 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
95587 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 95587 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 95587
Is 95587 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 95587 ranks 32,667th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, a strong job market, and low property taxes, and lowest on long commutes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 95587 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $378,492. The overall cost of living runs about 17% above the national average. Set against a $39,692 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 95587 safe?
95587 is safer than 8% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $693 per resident a year.
Compare 95587 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 95587. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 95587 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.
95587 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 95587: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 95587: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 95587: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 95587: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
95587 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.
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