Best PlacesSan Jacinto, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around San Jacinto, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
San Jacinto ranks 1,990th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in San Jacinto
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 Jacinto's strengths and weaknesses
Where San Jacinto ranks high
- QuietBetter than 92% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 177 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 80% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 76% of cities
Where San Jacinto ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of cities
- Short commute39.4 minutes each way, better than only 1% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in San Jacinto
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median San Jacinto home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $81,821, 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 Jacinto's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in San Jacinto
San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto.
Who works in San Jacinto, and how
Work in San Jacinto centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in San Jacinto
San Jacinto has more parkland per resident than 83% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of San Jacinto and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in San Jacinto, month by month
San Jacinto sees roughly 177 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 51° | 36° |
| April | 78° | 60° | 44° |
| July | 97° | 79° | 61° |
| October | 86° | 67° | 50° |
Flying in and out of San Jacinto
The nearest airport, San Bernardino International, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ontario International, about 41 miles away.
The best schools in and around San Jacinto
Schools across San Jacinto average a D+, better than 12% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Bautista Creek ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Cawston ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Megan Cope ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rancho Viejo MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- North Mountain MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Monte Vista MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Mountain Heights AcademyB · 50% proficient
- Beaumont Senior HighB · 50% proficient
- San Jacinto HighC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every San Jacinto school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
San Jacinto 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 Jacinto against the other 2,097 cities.
Who San Jacinto suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 12% already work from home.
Common questions about living in San Jacinto
Is San Jacinto a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, San Jacinto ranks 1,990th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on quiet, fast internet, and the weather, and lowest on air quality and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is San Jacinto expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $409,274. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $81,821 median income, cost of living beats 15% of cities.
Is San Jacinto safe?
San Jacinto is safer than 38% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $369 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in San Jacinto?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 67 with lows near 36. That works out to about 177 pleasant days a year, more than 89% of cities.
Is San Jacinto good for families?
Schools beat 12% of cities, crime safety beats 38%, and childcare runs $1,337 a month.
Compare San Jacinto with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to San Jacinto. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in San Jacinto 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 Jacinto detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for San Jacinto: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in San Jacinto: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of San Jacinto: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in San Jacinto: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
San Jacinto 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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