Best PlacesHesperia, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hesperia, 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.
Hesperia ranks 433rd of 445 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It ranks low mainly on long commutes and air quality. It does better on fast internet, which keeps it off the bottom.
The best neighborhoods in Hesperia
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.
Hesperia's strengths and weaknesses
Hesperia ranks near the bottom because several of the basics fall short at once. Fast internet, quiet, and the weather carry most of that.
The weak spots are broad rather than narrow: long commutes, air quality, and walkability all drag on the score. Those are area averages, and the map below shows which parts run well above them.
Where Hesperia ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of cities
- QuietBetter than 91% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 181 pleasant days a year, better than 82% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 82% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than 81% of cities
Where Hesperia ranks low
- Short commute42.8 minutes each way, better than only 1% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 2% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Hesperia
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hesperia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $78,261, 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 Hesperia's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hesperia
Hesperia 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 Hesperia.
Who works in Hesperia, and how
Work in Hesperia centers on transportation & warehousing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Hesperia
Hesperia has more restaurants and bars per resident than 65% of cities and more parkland per resident than 76% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Hesperia and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hesperia, month by month
Hesperia sees roughly 181 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 101 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 46° | 34° |
| April | 77° | 60° | 44° |
| July | 101° | 84° | 66° |
| October | 81° | 64° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Hesperia
The nearest airport, San Bernardino International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ontario International, about 30 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hesperia
Schools across Hesperia average a C−, better than 25% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Laverne Elementary Preparatory AcademyC · 35% proficient
- Helendale ElementaryC · 33% proficient
- Lime Street ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Riverview MiddleC · 33% proficient
- Quail Valley MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Hesperia Junior HighD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Sultana HighB · 47% proficient
- Oak Hills HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Cajon HighC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hesperia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hesperia 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 Hesperia against the other 444 cities.
Who Hesperia suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Hesperia
Is Hesperia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hesperia ranks 433rd of 445 cities. It scores highest on fast internet, quiet, and the weather, and lowest on long commutes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hesperia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $399,119. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $78,261 median income, cost of living beats 10% of cities.
Is Hesperia safe?
Hesperia is safer than 49% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $410 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Hesperia?
July highs average about 101 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 34. That works out to about 181 pleasant days a year, more than 82% of cities.
Is Hesperia good for families?
Schools beat 25% of cities, crime safety beats 49%, and childcare runs $1,252 a month.
Is Hesperia good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 10% of cities, and the fastest advertised internet here beats 91% of cities. About 10% of workers already work from home.
Compare Hesperia with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hesperia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hesperia 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.
Hesperia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hesperia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hesperia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hesperia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hesperia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hesperia 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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