Best PlacesShoreline West, Mountain View, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Shoreline West, Mountain View, 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.
Shoreline West, Mountain View ranks 569th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Shoreline West, Mountain View
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.
Shoreline West, Mountain View's strengths and weaknesses
Where Shoreline West, Mountain View ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Household income$162,992 median, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 243 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Shoreline West, Mountain View ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,106 a month, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Shoreline West, Mountain View
A household needs to earn about $393,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Shoreline West, Mountain View home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $162,992, 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 Shoreline West, Mountain View's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 Shoreline West, Mountain View
Shoreline West, Mountain View runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Shoreline West, Mountain View.
Who works in Shoreline West, Mountain View, and how
Work in Shoreline West, Mountain View centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Shoreline West, Mountain View
The coast is about 30 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Shoreline West, Mountain View, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Shoreline West, Mountain View, month by month
Shoreline West, Mountain View sees roughly 243 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs March through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 51° | 44° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 49° |
| July | 76° | 66° | 59° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Shoreline West, Mountain View
Norman Y Mineta San Jose International sits about 9 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.3 million passengers in 2025, with 67 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Shoreline West, Mountain View
Schools across Shoreline West, Mountain View average a B+, better than 83% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Los Altos HighA · 79% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Shoreline West, Mountain View school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Shoreline West, Mountain View 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 Shoreline West, Mountain View against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Shoreline West, Mountain View
Is Shoreline West, Mountain View a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Shoreline West, Mountain View ranks 569th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, high incomes, and the weather, and lowest on childcare costs and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Shoreline West, Mountain View expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,520,434. The overall cost of living runs about 87% above the national average. Set against a $162,992 median income, cost of living beats 64% of neighborhoods.
Is Shoreline West, Mountain View safe?
Yes, Shoreline West, Mountain View is safer than 71% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $353 per resident a year.
Compare Shoreline West, Mountain View with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Shoreline West, Mountain View. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Shoreline West, Mountain View 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.
Shoreline West, Mountain View detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Shoreline West, Mountain View: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Shoreline West, Mountain View: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Shoreline West, Mountain View: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Shoreline West, Mountain View: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Shoreline West, Mountain View 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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