Best PlacesFawnskin, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fawnskin, 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.
Fawnskin ranks 35,321st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fawnskin
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.
Fawnskin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fawnskin ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 154 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of towns
Where Fawnskin ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fawnskin
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fawnskin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $80,936, 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 Fawnskin's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fawnskin
Fawnskin 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 Fawnskin.
Who works in Fawnskin, and how
Work in Fawnskin centers on hospitality & food and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Fawnskin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fawnskin.
What the weather is like in Fawnskin, month by month
Fawnskin sees roughly 154 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 57° | 43° | 31° |
| July | 79° | 64° | 47° |
| October | 63° | 46° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Fawnskin
The nearest airport, San Bernardino International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ontario International, about 40 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fawnskin
Schools across Fawnskin average a C+, better than 47% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Shore ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Big Bear MiddleC− · 29% proficient
- Mary P. Henck IntermediateD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Big Bear HighB · 50% proficient
- Rim Of The World Senior HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fawnskin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fawnskin 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 Fawnskin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fawnskin
Is Fawnskin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fawnskin ranks 35,321st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, heat safety, and big-city access, and lowest on air quality and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fawnskin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $416,108. The overall cost of living runs about 19% above the national average. Set against a $80,936 median income, cost of living beats 37% of towns.
Is Fawnskin safe?
Fawnskin is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $802 per resident a year.
Compare Fawnskin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fawnskin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fawnskin 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.
Fawnskin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fawnskin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fawnskin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fawnskin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fawnskin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fawnskin 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.