Best PlacesCamp Pendleton South, Oceanside, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside, 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 South, Oceanside ranks 4,381st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside
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 South, Oceanside's strengths and weaknesses
Where Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside ranks high
- Short commute13.7 minutes each way, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 213 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
Where Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside
A household needs to earn about $207,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $67,885, 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 Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside's effective rate of 0.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside
Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside 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 South, Oceanside.
Who works in Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside, and how
Work in Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside 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 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 44%
Life in Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside
The coast is about 18 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside, month by month
Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside sees roughly 213 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 South, Oceanside
The nearest airport, McClellan-Palomar, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Wayne/Orange County, about 37 miles away.
The best schools in and around Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside
Schools across Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside average a C, better than 44% of neighborhoods.
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 South, Oceanside school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside 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 South, Oceanside against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside suits
Families
Schools land around the 44th percentile and crime safety beats 62%.
Retirees
The weather beats 88% of neighborhoods and it is quieter than 67%.
Common questions about living in Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside
Is Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside ranks 4,381st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, population health, and civic engagement, and lowest on internet speeds and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $805,500. The overall cost of living runs about 37% above the national average. Set against a $67,885 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside safe?
Yes, Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside is safer than 62% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $409 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside?
July highs average about 81 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 40. That works out to about 213 pleasant days a year, more than 88% of neighborhoods.
Is Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside good for families?
Schools beat 44% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 62%, and childcare runs $1,432 a month.
Compare Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside 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 South, Oceanside detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside 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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