Best PlacesMoorpark, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Moorpark, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Moorpark ranks 407th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Moorpark
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.
Moorpark's strengths and weaknesses
Where Moorpark ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 254 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of cities
- Household income$149,861 median, better than 91% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 82% of cities
Where Moorpark ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of cities
- Cheap childcare$1,601 a month, better than only 10% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 14% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Moorpark
A household needs to earn about $238,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moorpark home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $149,861, 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 Moorpark'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 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 Moorpark
Moorpark'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 Moorpark.
Who works in Moorpark, and how
Work in Moorpark 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 77%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Moorpark
Moorpark has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of cities and more parkland per resident than 84% of cities. The coast is about 26 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Moorpark and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Moorpark, month by month
Moorpark sees roughly 254 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 44. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 80° | 69° | 61° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Moorpark
Bob Hope sits about 30 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.1 million passengers in 2025, with 54 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Moorpark
Schools across Moorpark average a B, better than 67% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Walnut Canyon ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Mountain Meadows ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Peach Hill AcademyB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mesa Verde MiddleB+ · 47% proficient
- Chaparral MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Thousand Oaks HighA− · 65% proficient
- Rancho Campana HighA− · 65% proficient
- The High School At Moorpark CollegeB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moorpark school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moorpark 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 Moorpark against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Moorpark suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 73% of cities and 19% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 95% of cities and health care access beats 60%.
Common questions about living in Moorpark
Is Moorpark a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moorpark ranks 407th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on the weather, high incomes, and population health, and lowest on disaster risk and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Moorpark expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $924,643. The overall cost of living runs about 28% above the national average. Set against a $149,861 median income, cost of living beats 73% of cities.
Is Moorpark safe?
Yes, Moorpark is safer than 63% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $291 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Moorpark?
July highs average about 80 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 44. That works out to about 254 pleasant days a year, more than 95% of cities.
Is Moorpark good for families?
Schools beat 67% of cities, crime safety beats 63%, and childcare runs $1,601 a month.
Compare Moorpark with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moorpark. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moorpark 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.
Moorpark detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moorpark: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moorpark: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moorpark: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moorpark: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moorpark 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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