Best PlacesEl Paso de Robles, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around El Paso de Robles, 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.
El Paso de Robles ranks 1,236th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. Tree cover pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on the weather.
The best neighborhoods in El Paso de Robles
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.
El Paso de Robles' strengths and weaknesses
Where El Paso de Robles ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 161 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 82% of cities
- BikingBetter than 80% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 76% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 75% of cities
Where El Paso de Robles ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 14% of cities
- Cheap childcare$1,391 a month, better than only 23% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in El Paso de Robles
A household needs to earn about $181,000 a year to comfortably buy the median El Paso de Robles home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $97,295, 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 El Paso de Robles' effective rate of 0.67%, 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 El Paso de Robles
El Paso de Robles's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for El Paso de Robles.
Who works in El Paso de Robles, and how
Work in El Paso de Robles centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in El Paso de Robles
El Paso de Robles has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of cities and more parkland per resident than 85% of cities. The coast is about 35 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of El Paso de Robles and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in El Paso de Robles, month by month
El Paso de Robles sees roughly 161 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 48° | 36° |
| April | 77° | 57° | 41° |
| July | 97° | 73° | 54° |
| October | 85° | 62° | 43° |
Flying in and out of El Paso de Robles
The nearest airport, San Luis Obispo County Regional, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International, about 139 miles away.
The best schools in and around El Paso de Robles
Schools across El Paso de Robles average a C, better than 32% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Almond Acres Charter AcademyB− · 43% proficient
- Virginia Peterson ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Templeton MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Templeton HighB+ · 58% proficient
- Paso Robles HighB · 46% proficient
- Independence HighC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every El Paso de Robles school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
El Paso de Robles 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 El Paso de Robles against the other 2,097 cities.
Who El Paso de Robles suits
Families
Schools land around the 32nd percentile and crime safety beats 65%.
Common questions about living in El Paso de Robles
Is El Paso de Robles a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, El Paso de Robles ranks 1,236th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on the weather, clean air, and biking, and lowest on tree cover and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is El Paso de Robles expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $703,728. The overall cost of living runs about 17% above the national average. Set against a $97,295 median income, cost of living beats 34% of cities.
Is El Paso de Robles safe?
Yes, El Paso de Robles is safer than 65% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $342 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in El Paso de Robles?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 63 with lows near 36. That works out to about 161 pleasant days a year, more than 86% of cities.
Is El Paso de Robles good for families?
Schools beat 32% of cities, crime safety beats 65%, and childcare runs $1,391 a month.
Compare El Paso de Robles with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to El Paso de Robles. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in El Paso de Robles 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.
El Paso de Robles detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for El Paso de Robles: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in El Paso de Robles: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of El Paso de Robles: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in El Paso de Robles: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
El Paso de Robles 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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