Best PlacesNewbury Park, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Newbury Park, 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.
Newbury Park ranks 223rd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Newbury Park
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.
Newbury Park's strengths and weaknesses
Where Newbury Park ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 246 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of cities
- BikingBetter than 92% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of cities
- Household income$150,412 median, better than 91% of cities
Where Newbury Park ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,601 a month, better than only 10% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 14% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 20% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than only 24% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Newbury Park
A household needs to earn about $248,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Newbury Park home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $150,412, 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 Newbury Park's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 Newbury Park
Newbury Park runs older 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 Newbury Park.
Who works in Newbury Park, and how
Work in Newbury Park centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Newbury Park
Newbury Park has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of cities and more parkland per resident than 83% of cities. The coast is about 20 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Newbury Park and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Newbury Park, month by month
Newbury Park sees roughly 246 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 Newbury Park
Bob Hope sits about 33 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 Newbury Park
Schools across Newbury Park average a B−, better than 61% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Los Primeros School Of Sciences & ArtsA− · 57% proficient
- Rancho Rosal ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Las Colinas MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Monte Vista MiddleB− · 39% proficient
- Colina MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Newbury Park HighA · 68% proficient
- Westlake HighA · 67% proficient
- Thousand Oaks HighA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Newbury Park school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Newbury Park 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 Newbury Park against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Newbury Park suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 71% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 28% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 95% of cities, health care access beats 76%, and it is quieter than 62%.
Common questions about living in Newbury Park
Is Newbury Park a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Newbury Park ranks 223rd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on the weather, few empty homes, and biking, and lowest on childcare costs and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Newbury Park expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $958,731. The overall cost of living runs about 34% above the national average. Set against a $150,412 median income, cost of living beats 71% of cities.
Is Newbury Park safe?
Yes, Newbury Park is safer than 62% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $307 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Newbury Park?
July highs average about 80 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 44. That works out to about 246 pleasant days a year, more than 95% of cities.
Is Newbury Park good for families?
Schools beat 61% of cities, crime safety beats 62%, and childcare runs $1,601 a month.
Compare Newbury Park with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Newbury Park. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Newbury Park 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.
Newbury Park detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Newbury Park: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Newbury Park: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Newbury Park: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Newbury Park: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Newbury Park 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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