Best PlacesLyon Street, Santa Ana, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lyon Street, Santa Ana, 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.
Lyon Street, Santa Ana ranks 4,515th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lyon Street, Santa Ana
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.
Lyon Street, Santa Ana's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lyon Street, Santa Ana ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 328 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Lyon Street, Santa Ana ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Lyon Street, Santa Ana
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lyon Street, Santa Ana home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $72,754; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Lyon Street, Santa Ana's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lyon Street, Santa Ana
Lyon Street, Santa Ana 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 Lyon Street, Santa Ana.
Who works in Lyon Street, Santa Ana, and how
Work in Lyon Street, Santa Ana centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Lyon Street, Santa Ana
Lyon Street, Santa Ana has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 9 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Lyon Street, Santa Ana and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lyon Street, Santa Ana, month by month
Lyon Street, Santa Ana sees roughly 328 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 Lyon Street, Santa Ana
John Wayne/Orange County sits about 5 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 Lyon Street, Santa Ana
Schools across Lyon Street, Santa Ana average a C, better than 46% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Sycamore Magnet AcademyA+ · 75% proficient
- Jim Thorpe FundamentalC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Columbus Tustin MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Raymond A. Villa Fundamental IntermediateF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Arnold O. Beckman HighA · 72% proficient
- Foothill HighA · 69% proficient
- Tustin HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lyon Street, Santa Ana school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lyon Street, Santa Ana 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 Lyon Street, Santa Ana against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Lyon Street, Santa Ana
Is Lyon Street, Santa Ana a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lyon Street, Santa Ana ranks 4,515th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and cell coverage, and lowest on civic engagement and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lyon Street, Santa Ana expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $319,120. The overall cost of living runs about 37% above the national average. Set against a $72,754 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Lyon Street, Santa Ana safe?
Yes, Lyon Street, Santa Ana is safer than 77% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $375 per resident a year.
Compare Lyon Street, Santa Ana with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lyon Street, Santa Ana. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lyon Street, Santa Ana 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.
Lyon Street, Santa Ana detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lyon Street, Santa Ana: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lyon Street, Santa Ana: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lyon Street, Santa Ana: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lyon Street, Santa Ana: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lyon Street, Santa Ana 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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