Best PlacesArtesia Pilar, Santa Ana, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana, 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.
Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana ranks 2,707th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana
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.
Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana's strengths and weaknesses
Where Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 327 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana
A household needs to earn about $167,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $100,485, 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 Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana
Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana 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 Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana.
Who works in Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana, and how
Work in Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana
The coast is about 11 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana, month by month
Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana sees roughly 327 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 48. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 58° | 48° |
| April | 73° | 63° | 56° |
| July | 81° | 72° | 66° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana
John Wayne/Orange County sits about 6 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.5 million passengers in 2025, with 80 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana
Schools across Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana average a C, better than 40% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Jim Thorpe FundamentalC+ · 37% proficient
- Romero-cruz AcademyF · 10% proficient
- Vista Condor Global AcademyF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Vista Heritage Global AcademyD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Middle College HighA− · 60% proficient
- Hector G. GodinezC+ · 35% proficient
- Reach AcademyF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana 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 Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana
Is Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana ranks 2,707th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, few empty homes, and big-city access, 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 Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $658,764. The overall cost of living runs about 40% above the national average. Set against a $100,485 median income, cost of living beats 30% of neighborhoods.
Is Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana safe?
Yes, Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana is safer than 89% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $260 per resident a year.
Compare Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana 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.
Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Artesia Pilar, Santa Ana 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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