Best PlacesFort Irwin, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fort Irwin, 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.
Fort Irwin ranks 19,850th 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 Fort Irwin
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.
Fort Irwin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fort Irwin ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Short commute9.4 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- BikingBetter than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 184 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
Where Fort Irwin ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
Who lives in Fort Irwin
Fort Irwin runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fort Irwin.
Who works in Fort Irwin, and how
Work in Fort Irwin centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Fort Irwin
Fort Irwin has more parkland per resident than 89% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Fort Irwin and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fort Irwin, month by month
Fort Irwin sees roughly 184 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 105 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 47° | 34° |
| April | 81° | 66° | 51° |
| July | 105° | 91° | 75° |
| October | 83° | 67° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Fort Irwin
The nearest airport, San Bernardino International, is about 86 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ontario International, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fort Irwin
Schools across Fort Irwin average a C+, better than 47% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Las Flores ElementaryC+ · 36% proficient
- Tiefort View IntermediateC · 33% proficient
- Yermo ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fort Irwin MiddleC− · 28% proficient
- James Monroe MiddleD · 20% proficient
- Baker Junior HighD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Baker HighB · 50% proficient
- Burroughs HighB · 47% proficient
- Silver Valley HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fort Irwin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fort Irwin 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 Fort Irwin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fort Irwin
Is Fort Irwin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fort Irwin ranks 19,850th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, short commutes, and biking, 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 Fort Irwin safe?
Fort Irwin is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $548 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Fort Irwin?
July highs average about 105 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 34. That works out to about 184 pleasant days a year, more than 98% of towns.
Compare Fort Irwin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fort Irwin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fort Irwin 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.
Fort Irwin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fort Irwin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fort Irwin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fort Irwin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fort Irwin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fort Irwin 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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