Best PlacesSoboba Hot Springs, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Soboba Hot Springs, 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.
Soboba Hot Springs ranks 42,836th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Soboba Hot Springs
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.
Soboba Hot Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Soboba Hot Springs ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 180 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 86% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 77% of towns
Where Soboba Hot Springs ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,337 a month, better than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Soboba Hot Springs
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Soboba Hot Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $77,653, 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 Soboba Hot Springs' effective rate of 0.61%, 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 Soboba Hot Springs
Soboba Hot Springs'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 Soboba Hot Springs.
Who works in Soboba Hot Springs, and how
Work in Soboba Hot Springs centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Soboba Hot Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Soboba Hot Springs.
What the weather is like in Soboba Hot Springs, month by month
Soboba Hot Springs sees roughly 180 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 Soboba Hot Springs
The nearest airport, Palm Springs International, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Ontario International, about 44 miles away.
The best schools in and around Soboba Hot Springs
Schools across Soboba Hot Springs average a D+, better than 21% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Clayton A. Record Jr. ElementaryD− · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Mountain MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- San Jacinto HighC− · 26% proficient
- Hemet HighD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Soboba Hot Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Soboba Hot Springs 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 Soboba Hot Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Soboba Hot Springs
Is Soboba Hot Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Soboba Hot Springs ranks 42,836th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and fast internet, and lowest on air quality and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Soboba Hot Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $371,662. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $77,653 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Soboba Hot Springs safe?
Soboba Hot Springs is safer than 32% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $404 per resident a year.
Compare Soboba Hot Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Soboba Hot Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Soboba Hot Springs 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.
Soboba Hot Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Soboba Hot Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Soboba Hot Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Soboba Hot Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Soboba Hot Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Soboba Hot Springs 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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