Best PlacesLos Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos, 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.
Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos ranks 4,531st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos
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.
Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos' strengths and weaknesses
Where Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 270 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
Where Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Short commute31.9 minutes each way, better than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos
A household needs to earn about $164,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $86,732, 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 Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos' effective rate of 0.61%, 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 Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos
Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos.
Who works in Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos, and how
Work in Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos
The coast is about 16 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos, month by month
Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos sees roughly 270 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 71, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs September through July.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 57° | 46° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 85° | 70° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos
The nearest airport, Long Beach (Daugherty Field), is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Los Angeles International, about 20 miles away.
The best schools in and around Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos
Schools across Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos average a C, better than 36% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Ada S. Nelson ElementaryC− · 25% proficient
- Aeolian ElementaryD · 20% proficient
- Rancho Santa Gertrudes ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Los Nietos MiddleC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- El Rancho HighB · 50% proficient
- Santa Fe HighB · 45% proficient
- Whittier HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos 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 Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos
Is Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos ranks 4,531st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, the weather, and fast internet, and lowest on air quality and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $645,310. The overall cost of living runs about 35% above the national average. Set against a $86,732 median income, cost of living beats 22% of neighborhoods.
Is Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos safe?
Yes, Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos is safer than 62% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $411 per resident a year.
Compare Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos 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.
Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos 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.
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