Best PlacesEdwards AFB, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Edwards AFB, 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.
Edwards AFB ranks 20,211th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Edwards AFB
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.
Edwards AFB's strengths and weaknesses
Where Edwards AFB ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Short commute11.0 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 164 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of towns
Where Edwards AFB ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
Who lives in Edwards AFB
Edwards AFB 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 Edwards AFB.
Who works in Edwards AFB, and how
Work in Edwards AFB centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Edwards AFB
Edwards AFB has more restaurants and bars per resident than 94% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Edwards AFB and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Edwards AFB, month by month
Edwards AFB sees roughly 164 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 103 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 45° | 31° |
| April | 79° | 61° | 45° |
| July | 103° | 86° | 68° |
| October | 84° | 64° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Edwards AFB
Bob Hope sits about 55 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.1 million passengers in 2025, with 54 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Edwards AFB
Schools across Edwards AFB average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Irving L. Branch ElementaryC · 32% proficient
- West Boron ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Desert Junior-senior HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Edwards AFB school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Edwards AFB 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 Edwards AFB against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Edwards AFB
Is Edwards AFB a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Edwards AFB ranks 20,211th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, short commutes, and quiet, and lowest on civic engagement and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Edwards AFB safe?
Edwards AFB is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $741 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Edwards AFB?
July highs average about 103 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 31. That works out to about 164 pleasant days a year, more than 96% of towns.
Compare Edwards AFB with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Edwards AFB. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Edwards AFB 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.
Edwards AFB detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Edwards AFB: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Edwards AFB: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Edwards AFB: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Edwards AFB: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Edwards AFB 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.
- 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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