Best PlacesEastlake Vistas, Chula Vista, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista ranks 715th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista
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.
Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 265 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of neighborhoods
Where Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista ranks low
- Short commute40.9 minutes each way, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista
A household needs to earn about $233,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $141,305, 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 Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista
Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista 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 Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista.
Who works in Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista, and how
Work in Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista
The coast is about 18 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista, month by month
Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista sees roughly 265 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 43. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 55° | 43° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 62° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista
San Diego International sits about 16 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.7 million passengers in 2025, with 121 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista
Schools across Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista average a B+, better than 80% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Eastlake MiddleB+ · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Eastlake HighA · 68% proficient
- Olympian HighB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista 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 Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista
Is Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista ranks 715th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, quiet, and few empty homes, and lowest on long commutes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $879,597. The overall cost of living runs about 28% above the national average. Set against a $141,305 median income, cost of living beats 75% of neighborhoods.
Is Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista safe?
Yes, Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista is safer than 98% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $179 per resident a year.
Compare Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista 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.
Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista 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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