Best PlacesNorth Tustin, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Tustin, 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 Tustin ranks 558th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in North Tustin
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 Tustin's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Tustin ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 329 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Household income$188,392 median, better than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of towns
Where North Tustin ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,494 a month, better than only 4% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Tustin
A household needs to earn about $388,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Tustin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $188,392, 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 Tustin's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 Tustin
North Tustin 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 North Tustin.
Who works in North Tustin, and how
Work in North Tustin centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in North Tustin
The coast is about 12 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across North Tustin, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Tustin, month by month
North Tustin sees roughly 329 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 48. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 58° | 48° |
| April | 73° | 63° | 56° |
| July | 81° | 72° | 66° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 61° |
Flying in and out of North Tustin
John Wayne/Orange County sits about 7 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.5 million passengers in 2025, with 80 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around North Tustin
Schools across North Tustin average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Peters Canyon ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Loma Vista ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- C. E. Utt MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Columbus Tustin MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Arnold O. Beckman HighA · 72% proficient
- Foothill HighA · 69% proficient
- El Modena HighB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Tustin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Tustin 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 Tustin against the other 50,332 towns.
Who North Tustin suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 94% of towns, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 22% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 100% of towns and health care access beats 87%.
Common questions about living in North Tustin
Is North Tustin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Tustin ranks 558th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, high incomes, and big-city access, and lowest on air quality and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Tustin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,514,143. The overall cost of living runs about 53% above the national average. Set against a $188,392 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is North Tustin safe?
North Tustin is safer than 42% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $330 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in North Tustin?
July highs average about 81 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 48. That works out to about 329 pleasant days a year, more than 100% of towns.
Is North Tustin good for families?
Schools beat 70% of towns, crime safety beats 42%, and childcare runs $1,494 a month.
Compare North Tustin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Tustin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Tustin 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 Tustin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Tustin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Tustin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Tustin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Tustin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Tustin 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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