Best PlacesTownsend-Raitt, Santa Ana, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana, 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.
Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana ranks 3,415th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana
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.
Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana's strengths and weaknesses
Where Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 327 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana
A household needs to earn about $152,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $80,800, 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 Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana
Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana runs younger 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 Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana.
Who works in Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana, and how
Work in Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana
The coast is about 9 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana, month by month
Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana sees roughly 327 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 48. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 58° | 48° |
| April | 73° | 63° | 56° |
| July | 81° | 72° | 66° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana
John Wayne/Orange County sits about 5 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.5 million passengers in 2025, with 80 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana
Schools across Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana average a C, better than 40% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Jim Thorpe FundamentalC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Hector G. GodinezC+ · 35% proficient
- Lorin Griset AcademyF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana 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 Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana
Is Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana ranks 3,415th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and few empty homes, and lowest on civic engagement and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $603,406. The overall cost of living runs about 37% above the national average. Set against a $80,800 median income, cost of living beats 14% of neighborhoods.
Is Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana safe?
Yes, Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana is safer than 87% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $261 per resident a year.
Compare Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana 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.
Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana 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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