Best PlacesDowntown Pomona, Pomona, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Downtown Pomona, Pomona, 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.
Downtown Pomona, Pomona ranks 4,663rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Downtown Pomona, Pomona
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.
Downtown Pomona, Pomona's strengths and weaknesses
Where Downtown Pomona, Pomona ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 251 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
Where Downtown Pomona, Pomona ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Downtown Pomona, Pomona
A household needs to earn about $128,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Downtown Pomona, Pomona home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $65,695, 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 Downtown Pomona, Pomona's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 Downtown Pomona, Pomona
Downtown Pomona, Pomona runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Downtown Pomona, Pomona.
Who works in Downtown Pomona, Pomona, and how
Work in Downtown Pomona, Pomona centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Downtown Pomona, Pomona
Downtown Pomona, Pomona has more restaurants and bars per resident than 92% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 31 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Downtown Pomona, Pomona and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Downtown Pomona, Pomona, month by month
Downtown Pomona, Pomona sees roughly 251 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs October through June.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 56° | 45° |
| April | 73° | 65° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 65° |
| October | 81° | 72° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Downtown Pomona, Pomona
Ontario International sits about 9 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.5 million passengers in 2025, with 62 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Downtown Pomona, Pomona
Schools across Downtown Pomona, Pomona average a C, better than 43% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Simons MiddleD · 19% proficient
- Emerson MiddleF · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Ganesha HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Downtown Pomona, Pomona school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Downtown Pomona, Pomona 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 Downtown Pomona, Pomona against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Downtown Pomona, Pomona
Is Downtown Pomona, Pomona a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Downtown Pomona, Pomona ranks 4,663rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, cell coverage, and big-city access, and lowest on air quality and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Downtown Pomona, Pomona expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $496,600. The overall cost of living runs about 25% above the national average. Set against a $65,695 median income, cost of living beats 12% of neighborhoods.
Is Downtown Pomona, Pomona safe?
Downtown Pomona, Pomona is safer than 21% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $703 per resident a year.
Compare Downtown Pomona, Pomona with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Downtown Pomona, Pomona. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Downtown Pomona, Pomona 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.
Downtown Pomona, Pomona detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Downtown Pomona, Pomona: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Downtown Pomona, Pomona: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Downtown Pomona, Pomona: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Downtown Pomona, Pomona: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Downtown Pomona, Pomona 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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