Best PlacesTemescal Valley, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Temescal Valley, 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.
Temescal Valley ranks 839th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Temescal Valley
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.
Temescal Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Temescal Valley ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 99% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 206 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of cities
- Household income$138,786 median, better than 87% of cities
Where Temescal Valley ranks low
- Short commute40.8 minutes each way, better than only 1% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 4% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 14% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Temescal Valley
A household needs to earn about $191,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Temescal Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $138,786, 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 Temescal Valley's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Temescal Valley
Temescal Valley'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 Temescal Valley.
Who works in Temescal Valley, and how
Work in Temescal Valley centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Temescal Valley
Temescal Valley has more parkland per resident than 92% of cities. The coast is about 39 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Temescal Valley and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Temescal Valley, month by month
Temescal Valley sees roughly 206 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 70, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs January through June and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70° | 55° | 40° |
| April | 79° | 62° | 46° |
| July | 93° | 76° | 60° |
| October | 86° | 67° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Temescal Valley
Ontario International sits about 22 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.5 million passengers in 2025, with 62 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Temescal Valley
Schools across Temescal Valley average a B+, better than 68% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- LuisenoB · 45% proficient
- Rice Canyon ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Machado ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Terra Cotta MiddleF · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Lakeside HighA · 70% proficient
- Temescal Canyon HighA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Temescal Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Temescal Valley 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 Temescal Valley against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Temescal Valley suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 70% of cities and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Temescal Valley
Is Temescal Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Temescal Valley ranks 839th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on few empty homes, the weather, and big-city access, and lowest on long commutes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Temescal Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $724,710. The overall cost of living runs about 20% above the national average. Set against a $138,786 median income, cost of living beats 70% of cities.
Is Temescal Valley safe?
Yes, Temescal Valley is safer than 88% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $215 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Temescal Valley?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 70 with lows near 40. That works out to about 206 pleasant days a year, more than 92% of cities.
Is Temescal Valley good for families?
Schools beat 68% of cities, crime safety beats 88%, and childcare runs $1,337 a month.
Compare Temescal Valley with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Temescal Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Temescal Valley 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.
Temescal Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Temescal Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Temescal Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Temescal Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Temescal Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Temescal Valley 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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