Best PlacesNestor, San Diego, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nestor, San Diego, 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.
Nestor, San Diego ranks 4,259th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Nestor, San Diego
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.
Nestor, San Diego's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nestor, San Diego ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 296 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 67% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 60% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 59% of neighborhoods
Where Nestor, San Diego ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Nestor, San Diego
A household needs to earn about $158,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nestor, San Diego home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $85,971, 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 Nestor, San Diego's effective rate of 0.79%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Nestor, San Diego
Nestor, San Diego 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 Nestor, San Diego.
Who works in Nestor, San Diego, and how
Work in Nestor, San Diego centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Nestor, San Diego
The coast is about 6 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Nestor, San Diego, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Nestor, San Diego, month by month
Nestor, San Diego sees roughly 296 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 75 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs February through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 54° | 46° |
| April | 68° | 58° | 50° |
| July | 75° | 70° | 64° |
| October | 75° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Nestor, San Diego
San Diego International sits about 13 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.7 million passengers in 2025, with 121 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Nestor, San Diego
Schools across Nestor, San Diego average a D, better than 15% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Nestor Language Academy CharterC− · 28% proficient
- Emory ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
- Teofilo MendozaF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mar Vista AcademyD · 19% proficient
- Southwest MiddleD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- San Ysidro HighC+ · 36% proficient
- Southwest Senior HighC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nestor, San Diego school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nestor, San Diego 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 Nestor, San Diego against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Nestor, San Diego
Is Nestor, San Diego a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nestor, San Diego ranks 4,259th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, heat safety, and big-city access, 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 Nestor, San Diego expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $606,833. The overall cost of living runs about 21% above the national average. Set against a $85,971 median income, cost of living beats 31% of neighborhoods.
Is Nestor, San Diego safe?
Yes, Nestor, San Diego is safer than 59% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $420 per resident a year.
Compare Nestor, San Diego with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nestor, San Diego. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nestor, San Diego 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.
Nestor, San Diego detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nestor, San Diego: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nestor, San Diego: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nestor, San Diego: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nestor, San Diego: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nestor, San Diego 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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