Best PlacesEdgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica, 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.
Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica ranks 622nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica
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.
Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica's strengths and weaknesses
Where Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 230 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of neighborhoods
- Household income$147,012 median, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA−, better than 87% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,233 a month, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica
A household needs to earn about $317,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $147,012, 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 Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica
Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica runs older 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 Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica.
Who works in Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica, and how
Work in Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica
Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 0 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica, month by month
Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica sees roughly 230 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 74 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs April through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 53° | 46° |
| April | 68° | 57° | 49° |
| July | 74° | 62° | 56° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica
San Francisco International sits about 7 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 26.5 million passengers in 2025, with 193 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica
Schools across Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica average an A−, better than 87% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Ortega ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Ocean Shore ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ingrid B. Lacy MiddleA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Oceana HighA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica 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 Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica
Is Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica ranks 622nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, the weather, and high incomes, and lowest on childcare costs and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,242,702. The overall cost of living runs about 50% above the national average. Set against a $147,012 median income, cost of living beats 74% of neighborhoods.
Is Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica safe?
Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica is safer than 45% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $502 per resident a year.
Compare Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica 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.
Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica 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.
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