Best PlacesEdwards Air Force Base, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Edwards Air Force Base, 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 Air Force Base ranks 28,438th 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 Air Force Base
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 Air Force Base's strengths and weaknesses
Where Edwards Air Force Base ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Short commute11.9 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 162 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of towns
Where Edwards Air Force Base ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Edwards Air Force Base
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Edwards Air Force Base home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,285, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Edwards Air Force Base's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards Air Force Base 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 Air Force Base.
Who works in Edwards Air Force Base, and how
Work in Edwards Air Force Base 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 Air Force Base
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Edwards Air Force Base.
What the weather is like in Edwards Air Force Base, month by month
Edwards Air Force Base sees roughly 162 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 Air Force Base
Bob Hope sits about 56 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 Air Force Base
Schools across Edwards Air Force Base average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Boron ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
- Eastside ElementaryF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tropico MiddleD+ · 25% 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 Air Force Base school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Edwards Air Force Base 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 Air Force Base against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Edwards Air Force Base
Is Edwards Air Force Base a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Edwards Air Force Base ranks 28,438th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, short commutes, and the weather, 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 Air Force Base expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $225,000. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $92,285 median income, cost of living beats 59% of towns.
Is Edwards Air Force Base safe?
Edwards Air Force Base is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $735 per resident a year.
Compare Edwards Air Force Base with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Edwards Air Force Base. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Edwards Air Force Base 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 Air Force Base detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Edwards Air Force Base: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Edwards Air Force Base: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Edwards Air Force Base: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Edwards Air Force Base: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Edwards Air Force Base 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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