Best PlacesIrvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine, 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.
Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine ranks 1,183rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine
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.
Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine's strengths and weaknesses
Where Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 330 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine
A household needs to earn about $342,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $110,305, 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 Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine
Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine runs younger 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 Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine.
Who works in Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine, and how
Work in Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 55%
- Work from home 39%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine
Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 88% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 10 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine, month by month
Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine sees roughly 330 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 48. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 58° | 48° |
| April | 73° | 63° | 56° |
| July | 81° | 72° | 66° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine
John Wayne/Orange County sits about 7 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.5 million passengers in 2025, with 80 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine
Schools across Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine average a B+, better than 84% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- University HighA+ · 85% proficient
- Woodbridge HighA · 79% proficient
- Irvine HighA · 72% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine 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 Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine
Is Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine ranks 1,183rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, population health, and big-city access, and lowest on noise 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 Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,335,217. The overall cost of living runs about 55% above the national average. Set against a $110,305 median income, cost of living beats 43% of neighborhoods.
Is Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine safe?
Yes, Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine is safer than 64% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $382 per resident a year.
Compare Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine 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.
Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine 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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