Best PlacesPeacock, Oceanside, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Peacock, Oceanside, 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.
Peacock, Oceanside ranks 2,359th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Peacock, Oceanside
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.
Peacock, Oceanside's strengths and weaknesses
Where Peacock, Oceanside ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 243 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
Where Peacock, Oceanside ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,432 a month, better than only 25% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Peacock, Oceanside
A household needs to earn about $183,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Peacock, Oceanside home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $90,579, 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 Peacock, Oceanside's effective rate of 0.59%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Peacock, Oceanside
Peacock, Oceanside runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Peacock, Oceanside.
Who works in Peacock, Oceanside, and how
Work in Peacock, Oceanside centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Peacock, Oceanside
Peacock, Oceanside has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 9 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Peacock, Oceanside and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Peacock, Oceanside, month by month
Peacock, Oceanside sees roughly 243 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs March through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 53° | 40° |
| April | 71° | 60° | 48° |
| July | 79° | 70° | 62° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Peacock, Oceanside
The nearest airport, McClellan-Palomar, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Diego International, about 34 miles away.
The best schools in and around Peacock, Oceanside
Schools across Peacock, Oceanside average a C−, better than 28% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- T.h.e Leadership AcademyD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Vista HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Peacock, Oceanside school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Peacock, Oceanside 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 Peacock, Oceanside against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Peacock, Oceanside
Is Peacock, Oceanside a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Peacock, Oceanside ranks 2,359th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, the weather, and low property taxes, and lowest on an overheated housing market and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Peacock, Oceanside expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $719,196. The overall cost of living runs about 31% above the national average. Set against a $90,579 median income, cost of living beats 35% of neighborhoods.
Is Peacock, Oceanside safe?
Yes, Peacock, Oceanside is safer than 80% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $324 per resident a year.
Compare Peacock, Oceanside with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Peacock, Oceanside. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Peacock, Oceanside 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.
Peacock, Oceanside detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Peacock, Oceanside: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Peacock, Oceanside: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Peacock, Oceanside: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Peacock, Oceanside: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Peacock, Oceanside 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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