Best PlacesFelicita, Escondido, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Felicita, Escondido, 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.
Felicita, Escondido ranks 1,340th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Felicita, Escondido
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.
Felicita, Escondido's strengths and weaknesses
Where Felicita, Escondido ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 249 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Household income$121,738 median, better than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Felicita, Escondido ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,432 a month, better than only 25% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Felicita, Escondido
A household needs to earn about $183,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Felicita, Escondido home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $121,738, 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 Felicita, Escondido's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 Felicita, Escondido
Felicita, Escondido'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 Felicita, Escondido.
Who works in Felicita, Escondido, and how
Work in Felicita, Escondido centers on manufacturing 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 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Felicita, Escondido
The coast is about 17 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Felicita, Escondido, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Felicita, Escondido, month by month
Felicita, Escondido sees roughly 249 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 75 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 47. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 56° | 47° |
| April | 68° | 60° | 53° |
| July | 75° | 69° | 65° |
| October | 76° | 67° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Felicita, Escondido
The nearest airport, McClellan-Palomar, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Diego International, about 26 miles away.
The best schools in and around Felicita, Escondido
Schools across Felicita, Escondido average a C, better than 40% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- San Pasqual HighB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Felicita, Escondido school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Felicita, Escondido 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 Felicita, Escondido against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Felicita, Escondido
Is Felicita, Escondido a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Felicita, Escondido ranks 1,340th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a strong job market, the weather, and low crime, and lowest on an overheated housing market and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Felicita, Escondido expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $710,005. The overall cost of living runs about 33% above the national average. Set against a $121,738 median income, cost of living beats 64% of neighborhoods.
Is Felicita, Escondido safe?
Yes, Felicita, Escondido is safer than 86% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $271 per resident a year.
Compare Felicita, Escondido with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Felicita, Escondido. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Felicita, Escondido 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.
Felicita, Escondido detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Felicita, Escondido: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Felicita, Escondido: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Felicita, Escondido: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Felicita, Escondido: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Felicita, Escondido 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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