Best Places95920, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 95920, 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.
95920 ranks 25,851st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 95920
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.
95920's strengths and weaknesses
Where 95920 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Short commute18.5 minutes each way, better than 90% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 133 pleasant days a year, better than 83% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 81% of zip codes
Where 95920 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 95920
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 95920 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $87,045, 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 95920's effective rate of 0.40%, 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 95920
95920 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 95920.
Who works in 95920, and how
Work in 95920 centers on agriculture & forestry and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 95920
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 95920.
What the weather is like in 95920, month by month
95920 sees roughly 133 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 50° | 41° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 48° |
| July | 100° | 83° | 66° |
| October | 82° | 66° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 95920
Sacramento International sits about 56 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.8 million passengers in 2025, with 85 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 95920
Schools across 95920 average a D, better than 5% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Princeton ElementaryD+ · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Princeton Junior-senior HighD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 95920 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
95920 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 95920 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 95920
Is 95920 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 95920 ranks 25,851st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, low property taxes, and short commutes, and lowest on biking and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 95920 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $415,400. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $87,045 median income, cost of living beats 61% of zip codes.
Is 95920 safe?
95920 is safer than 3% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $878 per resident a year.
Compare 95920 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 95920. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 95920 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.
95920 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 95920: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 95920: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 95920: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 95920: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
95920 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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