Best PlacesNorth Broadway, Escondido, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Broadway, Escondido, 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.
North Broadway, Escondido ranks 2,270th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in North Broadway, Escondido
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 Broadway, Escondido's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Broadway, Escondido ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 286 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Household income$110,309 median, better than 75% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 73% of neighborhoods
Where North Broadway, Escondido ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,432 a month, better than only 25% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in North Broadway, Escondido
A household needs to earn about $199,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Broadway, Escondido home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $110,309, 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 Broadway, Escondido's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 Broadway, Escondido
North Broadway, Escondido's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Broadway, Escondido.
Who works in North Broadway, Escondido, and how
Work in North Broadway, Escondido centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in North Broadway, Escondido
North Broadway, Escondido has more parkland per resident than 80% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 18 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of North Broadway, Escondido and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Broadway, Escondido, month by month
North Broadway, Escondido sees roughly 286 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 75 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 47. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 56° | 47° |
| April | 68° | 60° | 53° |
| July | 75° | 69° | 65° |
| October | 76° | 67° | 59° |
Flying in and out of North Broadway, Escondido
The nearest airport, McClellan-Palomar, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Diego International, about 30 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Broadway, Escondido
Schools across North Broadway, Escondido average a C−, better than 31% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Escondido HighC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Broadway, Escondido school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Broadway, Escondido 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 Broadway, Escondido against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in North Broadway, Escondido
Is North Broadway, Escondido a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Broadway, Escondido ranks 2,270th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, heat safety, and high incomes, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Broadway, Escondido expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $769,094. The overall cost of living runs about 26% above the national average. Set against a $110,309 median income, cost of living beats 58% of neighborhoods.
Is North Broadway, Escondido safe?
Yes, North Broadway, Escondido is safer than 73% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $364 per resident a year.
Compare North Broadway, Escondido with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Broadway, Escondido. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Broadway, Escondido 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 Broadway, Escondido detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Broadway, Escondido: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Broadway, Escondido: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Broadway, Escondido: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Broadway, Escondido: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Broadway, Escondido 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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