Best PlacesNorthwest, Anaheim, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Northwest, Anaheim, 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.
Northwest, Anaheim ranks 3,393rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Northwest, Anaheim
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.
Northwest, Anaheim's strengths and weaknesses
Where Northwest, Anaheim ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 275 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
- School gradeC+, better than 74% of neighborhoods
Where Northwest, Anaheim ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Northwest, Anaheim
A household needs to earn about $174,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Northwest, Anaheim home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $92,845, 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 Northwest, Anaheim's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 Northwest, Anaheim
Northwest, Anaheim 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 Northwest, Anaheim.
Who works in Northwest, Anaheim, and how
Work in Northwest, Anaheim centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Northwest, Anaheim
The coast is about 15 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Northwest, Anaheim, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Northwest, Anaheim, month by month
Northwest, Anaheim sees roughly 275 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 71, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs September through July.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 57° | 46° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 85° | 70° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Northwest, Anaheim
The nearest airport, Long Beach (Daugherty Field), is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Wayne/Orange County, about 12 miles away.
The best schools in and around Northwest, Anaheim
Schools across Northwest, Anaheim average a C+, better than 74% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Jim Thorpe FundamentalC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Orangeview Junior HighC− · 27% proficient
- Dale Junior HighD+ · 26% proficient
- Ladera Vista Junior High School Of The ArtsD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Oxford AcademyA+ · 93% proficient
- Valencia HighA− · 60% proficient
- Hector G. GodinezC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Northwest, Anaheim school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Northwest, Anaheim 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 Northwest, Anaheim against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Northwest, Anaheim suits
Common questions about living in Northwest, Anaheim
Is Northwest, Anaheim a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Northwest, Anaheim ranks 3,393rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and few empty homes, and lowest on noise and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Northwest, Anaheim expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $677,721. The overall cost of living runs about 36% above the national average. Set against a $92,845 median income, cost of living beats 28% of neighborhoods.
Is Northwest, Anaheim safe?
Yes, Northwest, Anaheim is safer than 72% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $354 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Northwest, Anaheim?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 71 with lows near 46. That works out to about 275 pleasant days a year, more than 96% of neighborhoods.
Is Northwest, Anaheim good for families?
Schools beat 74% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 72%, and childcare runs $1,494 a month.
Compare Northwest, Anaheim with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Northwest, Anaheim. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Northwest, Anaheim 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.
Northwest, Anaheim detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Northwest, Anaheim: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Northwest, Anaheim: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Northwest, Anaheim: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Northwest, Anaheim: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Northwest, Anaheim 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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