Best PlacesRiverview West, Santa Ana, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Riverview West, Santa Ana, 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.
Riverview West, Santa Ana ranks 2,458th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Riverview West, Santa Ana
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.
Riverview West, Santa Ana's strengths and weaknesses
Where Riverview West, Santa Ana ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 327 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Riverview West, Santa Ana ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Riverview West, Santa Ana
A household needs to earn about $172,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Riverview West, Santa Ana home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $90,827, 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 Riverview West, Santa Ana's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 Riverview West, Santa Ana
Riverview West, Santa Ana'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 Riverview West, Santa Ana.
Who works in Riverview West, Santa Ana, and how
Work in Riverview West, Santa Ana centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Riverview West, Santa Ana
The coast is about 10 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Riverview West, Santa Ana, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Riverview West, Santa Ana, month by month
Riverview West, Santa Ana sees roughly 327 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 Riverview West, Santa Ana
John Wayne/Orange County sits about 6 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 Riverview West, Santa Ana
Schools across Riverview West, Santa Ana average a C, better than 38% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Jim Thorpe FundamentalC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- James Irvine IntermediateF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- La Quinta HighA · 75% proficient
- Bolsa Grande HighA− · 61% proficient
- Santiago HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Riverview West, Santa Ana school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Riverview West, Santa Ana 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 Riverview West, Santa Ana against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Riverview West, Santa Ana suits
Families
Schools land around the 38th percentile and crime safety beats 96%.
Retirees
The weather beats 98% of neighborhoods and it is quieter than 62%.
Common questions about living in Riverview West, Santa Ana
Is Riverview West, Santa Ana a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Riverview West, Santa Ana ranks 2,458th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, low crime, and big-city access, and lowest on education levels and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Riverview West, Santa Ana expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $680,415. The overall cost of living runs about 39% above the national average. Set against a $90,827 median income, cost of living beats 24% of neighborhoods.
Is Riverview West, Santa Ana safe?
Yes, Riverview West, Santa Ana is safer than 96% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $203 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Riverview West, Santa Ana?
July highs average about 81 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 48. That works out to about 327 pleasant days a year, more than 98% of neighborhoods.
Is Riverview West, Santa Ana good for families?
Schools beat 38% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 96%, and childcare runs $1,494 a month.
Compare Riverview West, Santa Ana with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Riverview West, Santa Ana. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Riverview West, Santa Ana 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.
Riverview West, Santa Ana detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Riverview West, Santa Ana: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Riverview West, Santa Ana: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Riverview West, Santa Ana: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Riverview West, Santa Ana: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Riverview West, Santa Ana 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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