Best PlacesShadow Hills, Sunland, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Shadow Hills, Sunland, 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.
Shadow Hills, Sunland ranks 3,563rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Shadow Hills, Sunland
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.
Shadow Hills, Sunland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Shadow Hills, Sunland ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 271 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Household income$120,554 median, better than 81% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Shadow Hills, Sunland ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Short commute33.9 minutes each way, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Shadow Hills, Sunland
A household needs to earn about $295,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Shadow Hills, Sunland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $120,554, 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 Shadow Hills, Sunland's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 Shadow Hills, Sunland
Shadow Hills, Sunland runs older 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 Shadow Hills, Sunland.
Who works in Shadow Hills, Sunland, and how
Work in Shadow Hills, Sunland centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Shadow Hills, Sunland
The coast is about 23 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Shadow Hills, Sunland, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Shadow Hills, Sunland, month by month
Shadow Hills, Sunland sees roughly 271 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 51. The comfortable stretch runs October through June.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 60° | 51° |
| April | 74° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 90° | 82° | 69° |
| October | 82° | 74° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Shadow Hills, Sunland
Bob Hope sits about 4 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.1 million passengers in 2025, with 54 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Shadow Hills, Sunland
Schools across Shadow Hills, Sunland average a D+, better than 27% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Early College Academy-la Trade Tech CollegeB · 50% proficient
- Valley Academy Of Arts And SciencesC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Shadow Hills, Sunland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Shadow Hills, Sunland 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 Shadow Hills, Sunland against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Shadow Hills, Sunland
Is Shadow Hills, Sunland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Shadow Hills, Sunland ranks 3,563rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and fast internet, and lowest on walkability and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Shadow Hills, Sunland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,152,213. The overall cost of living runs about 48% above the national average. Set against a $120,554 median income, cost of living beats 50% of neighborhoods.
Is Shadow Hills, Sunland safe?
Yes, Shadow Hills, Sunland is safer than 66% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $383 per resident a year.
Compare Shadow Hills, Sunland with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Shadow Hills, Sunland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Shadow Hills, Sunland 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.
Shadow Hills, Sunland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Shadow Hills, Sunland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Shadow Hills, Sunland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Shadow Hills, Sunland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Shadow Hills, Sunland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Shadow Hills, Sunland 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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