Best PlacesCamp Pendleton North, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Camp Pendleton North, 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.
Camp Pendleton North ranks 32,587th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Camp Pendleton North
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.
Camp Pendleton North's strengths and weaknesses
Where Camp Pendleton North ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 193 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Short commute13.6 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- TransitBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of towns
Where Camp Pendleton North ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,432 a month, better than only 5% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
Who lives in Camp Pendleton North
Camp Pendleton North 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 Camp Pendleton North.
Who works in Camp Pendleton North, and how
Work in Camp Pendleton North centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 50%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 44%
Life in Camp Pendleton North
The coast is about 26 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Camp Pendleton North, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Camp Pendleton North, month by month
Camp Pendleton North sees roughly 193 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 54° | 40° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 61° |
| October | 82° | 66° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Camp Pendleton North
The nearest airport, McClellan-Palomar, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Wayne/Orange County, about 41 miles away.
The best schools in and around Camp Pendleton North
Schools across Camp Pendleton North average a C, better than 41% of towns.
Top high schools
- Fallbrook HighB · 47% proficient
- Oceanside HighC · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Camp Pendleton North school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Camp Pendleton North 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 Camp Pendleton North against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Camp Pendleton North
Is Camp Pendleton North a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Camp Pendleton North ranks 32,587th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, the weather, and short commutes, and lowest on an overheated housing market 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 Camp Pendleton North safe?
Camp Pendleton North is safer than 26% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $411 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Camp Pendleton North?
July highs average about 81 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 40. That works out to about 193 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of towns.
Compare Camp Pendleton North with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Camp Pendleton North. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Camp Pendleton North 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.
Camp Pendleton North detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Camp Pendleton North: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Camp Pendleton North: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Camp Pendleton North: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Camp Pendleton North: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Camp Pendleton North 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.
- 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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