Best PlacesTownsite, Oceanside, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Townsite, Oceanside, 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.
Townsite, Oceanside ranks 3,318th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Townsite, Oceanside
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.
Townsite, Oceanside's strengths and weaknesses
Where Townsite, Oceanside ranks high
- TransitBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 245 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Townsite, Oceanside ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Townsite, Oceanside
A household needs to earn about $239,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Townsite, Oceanside home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $86,597, 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 Townsite, Oceanside's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 Townsite, Oceanside
Townsite, Oceanside's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Townsite, Oceanside.
Who works in Townsite, Oceanside, and how
Work in Townsite, Oceanside centers on manufacturing and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Townsite, Oceanside
Townsite, Oceanside has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 1 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Townsite, Oceanside and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Townsite, Oceanside, month by month
Townsite, Oceanside sees roughly 245 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs March through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 53° | 40° |
| April | 71° | 60° | 48° |
| July | 79° | 70° | 62° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Townsite, Oceanside
The nearest airport, McClellan-Palomar, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Diego International, about 34 miles away.
The best schools in and around Townsite, Oceanside
Schools across Townsite, Oceanside average a C−, better than 30% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Oceanside HighC · 35% proficient
- Surfside High (continuation)D− · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Townsite, Oceanside school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Townsite, Oceanside 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 Townsite, Oceanside against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Townsite, Oceanside
Is Townsite, Oceanside a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Townsite, Oceanside ranks 3,318th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on transit, the weather, and cell coverage, and lowest on an overheated housing market and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Townsite, Oceanside expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $940,924. The overall cost of living runs about 49% above the national average. Set against a $86,597 median income, cost of living beats 21% of neighborhoods.
Is Townsite, Oceanside safe?
Townsite, Oceanside is safer than 36% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $584 per resident a year.
Compare Townsite, Oceanside with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Townsite, Oceanside. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Townsite, Oceanside 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.
Townsite, Oceanside detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Townsite, Oceanside: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Townsite, Oceanside: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Townsite, Oceanside: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Townsite, Oceanside: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Townsite, Oceanside 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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