Best PlacesStevenson Ranch, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Stevenson Ranch, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Stevenson Ranch ranks 3,741st 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 Stevenson Ranch
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.
Stevenson Ranch's strengths and weaknesses
Where Stevenson Ranch ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 251 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$167,171 median, better than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
Where Stevenson Ranch ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Stevenson Ranch
A household needs to earn about $300,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Stevenson Ranch home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $167,171, 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 Stevenson Ranch's effective rate of 1.04%, 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 Stevenson Ranch
Stevenson Ranch'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 Stevenson Ranch.
Who works in Stevenson Ranch, and how
Work in Stevenson Ranch centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Stevenson Ranch
Stevenson Ranch has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of towns. The coast is about 29 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Stevenson Ranch and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Stevenson Ranch, month by month
Stevenson Ranch sees roughly 251 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 Stevenson Ranch
Bob Hope sits about 18 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 Stevenson Ranch
Schools across Stevenson Ranch average a B+, better than 78% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stevenson Ranch ElementaryA+ · 82% proficient
- Oak Hills ElementaryA · 70% proficient
- Pico Canyon ElementaryA · 68% proficient
Top high schools
- Valley Academy Of Arts And SciencesC+ · 35% proficient
- Sylmar Biotech Health And Engineering MagnetC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Stevenson Ranch school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Stevenson Ranch 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 Stevenson Ranch against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Stevenson Ranch suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 94% of towns, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 26% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Stevenson Ranch
Is Stevenson Ranch a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Stevenson Ranch ranks 3,741st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, population health, and big-city access, 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 Stevenson Ranch expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,110,076. The overall cost of living runs about 28% above the national average. Set against a $167,171 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Stevenson Ranch safe?
Yes, Stevenson Ranch is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $285 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Stevenson Ranch?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 51. That works out to about 251 pleasant days a year, more than 100% of towns.
Is Stevenson Ranch good for families?
Schools beat 78% of towns, crime safety beats 63%, and childcare runs $1,130 a month.
Compare Stevenson Ranch with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Stevenson Ranch. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Stevenson Ranch 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.
Stevenson Ranch detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Stevenson Ranch: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Stevenson Ranch: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Stevenson Ranch: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Stevenson Ranch: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Stevenson Ranch 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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