Best PlacesChiriaco Summit, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chiriaco Summit, 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.
Chiriaco Summit ranks 49,751st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Chiriaco Summit
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.
Chiriaco Summit's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chiriaco Summit ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 176 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 82% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 74% of towns
- Short commute23.3 minutes each way, better than 73% of towns
Where Chiriaco Summit ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Chiriaco Summit
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chiriaco Summit home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $52,311, 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 Chiriaco Summit's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Chiriaco Summit
Chiriaco Summit's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Chiriaco Summit.
Who works in Chiriaco Summit, and how
Work in Chiriaco Summit centers on agriculture & forestry and admin & support services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 56%
- Work from home 35%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Chiriaco Summit
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Chiriaco Summit.
What the weather is like in Chiriaco Summit, month by month
Chiriaco Summit sees roughly 176 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 111 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs January through April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 55° | 39° |
| April | 92° | 75° | 57° |
| July | 111° | 96° | 77° |
| October | 94° | 75° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Chiriaco Summit
The nearest airport, Palm Springs International, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Diego International, about 109 miles away.
The best schools in and around Chiriaco Summit
Schools across Chiriaco Summit average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Valle Del Sol ElementaryD · 19% proficient
- Saul Martinez ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
- John Kelley ElementaryD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Toro Canyon MiddleD− · 19% proficient
- Bobby Duke MiddleD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Desert Hot Springs HighC · 33% proficient
- Desert Mirage HighC · 33% proficient
- Coachella Valley HighC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chiriaco Summit school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chiriaco Summit 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 Chiriaco Summit against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Chiriaco Summit
Is Chiriaco Summit a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chiriaco Summit ranks 49,751st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, fast internet, and big-city access, and lowest on a weak job market and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chiriaco Summit expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $320,600. The overall cost of living runs about 13% above the national average. Set against a $52,311 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Chiriaco Summit safe?
Chiriaco Summit is safer than 2% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $948 per resident a year.
Compare Chiriaco Summit with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chiriaco Summit. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chiriaco Summit 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.
Chiriaco Summit detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chiriaco Summit: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chiriaco Summit: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chiriaco Summit: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chiriaco Summit: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chiriaco Summit 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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