Best PlacesSan Dimas, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around San Dimas, 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.
San Dimas ranks 945th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in San Dimas
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.
San Dimas' strengths and weaknesses
Where San Dimas ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 252 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of cities
Where San Dimas ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 4% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 14% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 19% of cities
- Short commute31.0 minutes each way, better than only 19% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in San Dimas
A household needs to earn about $196,000 a year to comfortably buy the median San Dimas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $120,798, 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 San Dimas' effective rate of 0.63%, 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 San Dimas
San Dimas's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for San Dimas.
Who works in San Dimas, and how
Work in San Dimas centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in San Dimas
San Dimas has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of cities and more parkland per resident than 92% of cities. The coast is about 32 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of San Dimas and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in San Dimas, month by month
San Dimas sees roughly 252 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs October through June.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 56° | 45° |
| April | 73° | 65° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 65° |
| October | 81° | 72° | 58° |
Flying in and out of San Dimas
Ontario International sits about 13 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.5 million passengers in 2025, with 62 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around San Dimas
Schools across San Dimas average a B−, better than 55% of cities.
Top high schools
- San Dimas HighA · 75% proficient
- Glendora HighA · 75% proficient
- Charter Oak HighB+ · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every San Dimas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
San Dimas 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 San Dimas against the other 2,097 cities.
Who San Dimas suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in San Dimas
Is San Dimas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, San Dimas ranks 945th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on few empty homes, the weather, and big-city access, and lowest on air quality and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is San Dimas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $767,367. The overall cost of living runs about 35% above the national average. Set against a $120,798 median income, cost of living beats 40% of cities.
Is San Dimas safe?
San Dimas is safer than 40% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $348 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in San Dimas?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 45. That works out to about 252 pleasant days a year, more than 95% of cities.
Is San Dimas good for families?
Schools beat 55% of cities, crime safety beats 40%, and childcare runs $1,130 a month.
Compare San Dimas with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to San Dimas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in San Dimas 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.
San Dimas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for San Dimas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in San Dimas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of San Dimas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in San Dimas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
San Dimas 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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