Best PlacesNorth Arroyo, Pasadena, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Arroyo, Pasadena, 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.
North Arroyo, Pasadena ranks 1,973rd 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 North Arroyo, Pasadena
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.
North Arroyo, Pasadena's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Arroyo, Pasadena ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 272 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Household income$164,530 median, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where North Arroyo, Pasadena ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in North Arroyo, Pasadena
A household needs to earn about $346,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Arroyo, Pasadena home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $164,530, 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 North Arroyo, Pasadena's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 North Arroyo, Pasadena
North Arroyo, Pasadena runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Arroyo, Pasadena.
Who works in North Arroyo, Pasadena, and how
Work in North Arroyo, Pasadena centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in North Arroyo, Pasadena
North Arroyo, Pasadena has more parkland per resident than 78% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 23 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of North Arroyo, Pasadena and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Arroyo, Pasadena, month by month
North Arroyo, Pasadena sees roughly 272 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs October through May.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 60° | 48° |
| April | 76° | 68° | 57° |
| July | 89° | 81° | 69° |
| October | 83° | 74° | 60° |
Flying in and out of North Arroyo, Pasadena
Bob Hope sits about 11 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 North Arroyo, Pasadena
Schools across North Arroyo, Pasadena average a C, better than 47% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Pasadena HighB+ · 54% proficient
- John Muir HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Arroyo, Pasadena school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Arroyo, Pasadena 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 North Arroyo, Pasadena against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in North Arroyo, Pasadena
Is North Arroyo, Pasadena a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Arroyo, Pasadena ranks 1,973rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and high incomes, and lowest on air quality and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Arroyo, Pasadena expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,358,403. The overall cost of living runs about 62% above the national average. Set against a $164,530 median income, cost of living beats 77% of neighborhoods.
Is North Arroyo, Pasadena safe?
North Arroyo, Pasadena is safer than 49% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $474 per resident a year.
Compare North Arroyo, Pasadena with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Arroyo, Pasadena. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Arroyo, Pasadena 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.
North Arroyo, Pasadena detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Arroyo, Pasadena: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Arroyo, Pasadena: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Arroyo, Pasadena: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Arroyo, Pasadena: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Arroyo, Pasadena 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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