Best PlacesTierra del Sol, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tierra del Sol, 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.
Tierra del Sol ranks 49,425th 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 Tierra del Sol
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.
Tierra del Sol's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tierra del Sol ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 187 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of towns
- TransitBetter than 88% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 78% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 62% of towns
Where Tierra del Sol ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tierra del Sol
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tierra del Sol home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $70,161, 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 Tierra del Sol's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 Tierra del Sol
Tierra del Sol 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 Tierra del Sol.
Who works in Tierra del Sol, and how
Work in Tierra del Sol centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Tierra del Sol
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tierra del Sol.
What the weather is like in Tierra del Sol, month by month
Tierra del Sol sees roughly 187 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 43. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 55° | 43° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 62° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Tierra del Sol
The nearest airport, Imperial County, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Diego International, about 50 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tierra del Sol
Schools across Tierra del Sol average a D, better than 4% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Potrero ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pine Valley MiddleD · 20% proficient
- Camp Lockett MiddleF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Mountain Empire HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tierra del Sol school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tierra del Sol 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 Tierra del Sol against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tierra del Sol
Is Tierra del Sol a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tierra del Sol ranks 49,425th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and transit, 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 Tierra del Sol expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $352,609. The overall cost of living runs about 19% above the national average. Set against a $70,161 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Tierra del Sol safe?
Tierra del Sol is safer than 9% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $627 per resident a year.
Compare Tierra del Sol with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tierra del Sol. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tierra del Sol 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.
Tierra del Sol detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tierra del Sol: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tierra del Sol: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tierra del Sol: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tierra del Sol: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tierra del Sol 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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