Best PlacesMount Signal, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Signal, 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.
Mount Signal ranks 49,686th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Signal
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.
Mount Signal's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Signal ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 189 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 78% of towns
- Short commute24.8 minutes each way, better than 64% of towns
Where Mount Signal ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Mount Signal
Mount Signal runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Mount Signal.
Who works in Mount Signal, and how
Work in Mount Signal 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 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Mount Signal
Mount Signal has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Mount Signal and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mount Signal, month by month
Mount Signal sees roughly 189 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 111 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 56° | 41° |
| April | 91° | 75° | 57° |
| July | 111° | 95° | 78° |
| October | 94° | 77° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Mount Signal
The nearest airport, Imperial County, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Diego International, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mount Signal
Schools across Mount Signal average a D, better than 6% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mccabe ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Seeley ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
- Mains ElementaryF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- William Moreno Junior HighF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Southwest HighB− · 44% proficient
- Calexico HighC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Signal school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Signal 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 Mount Signal against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mount Signal
Is Mount Signal a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Signal ranks 49,686th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, cell coverage, and population health, and lowest on crime and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mount Signal safe?
Mount Signal is safer than 0% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,734 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Mount Signal?
July highs average about 111 degrees, and January highs near 72 with lows near 41. That works out to about 189 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of towns.
Compare Mount Signal with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Signal. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Signal 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.
Mount Signal detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Signal: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Signal: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Signal: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Signal: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Signal 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.
- 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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