Best PlacesRamona, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ramona, 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.
Ramona ranks 1,377th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Ramona
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.
Ramona's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ramona ranks high
- QuietBetter than 96% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 175 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of cities
- Household income$123,758 median, better than 78% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 71% of cities
Where Ramona ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of cities
- Short commute35.9 minutes each way, better than only 4% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 14% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Ramona
A household needs to earn about $202,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ramona home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $123,758, 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 Ramona's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 Ramona
Ramona's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Ramona.
Who works in Ramona, and how
Work in Ramona centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Ramona
Ramona has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of cities and more parkland per resident than 88% of cities. The coast is about 39 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Ramona and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ramona, month by month
Ramona sees roughly 175 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs April through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 51° | 35° |
| April | 76° | 58° | 42° |
| July | 93° | 74° | 56° |
| October | 85° | 64° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Ramona
The nearest airport, McClellan-Palomar, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Diego International, about 28 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ramona
Schools across Ramona average a C+, better than 39% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Spencer Valley ElementaryA+ · 90% proficient
- San Pasqual Union ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Valley Center ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tierra Del Sol MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Valley Center MiddleD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Ramona HighB+ · 52% proficient
- San Pasqual HighB− · 40% proficient
- Valley Center HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ramona school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ramona 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 Ramona against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Ramona suits
Families
Schools land around the 39th percentile and crime safety beats 66%.
Common questions about living in Ramona
Is Ramona a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ramona ranks 1,377th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and few empty homes, and lowest on disaster risk and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ramona expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $784,513. The overall cost of living runs about 24% above the national average. Set against a $123,758 median income, cost of living beats 56% of cities.
Is Ramona safe?
Yes, Ramona is safer than 66% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $284 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Ramona?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 68 with lows near 35. That works out to about 175 pleasant days a year, more than 88% of cities.
Is Ramona good for families?
Schools beat 39% of cities, crime safety beats 66%, and childcare runs $1,432 a month.
Compare Ramona with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ramona. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ramona 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.
Ramona detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ramona: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ramona: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ramona: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ramona: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ramona 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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