Best PlacesUpland, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Upland, 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.
Upland ranks 848th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Upland
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.
Upland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Upland ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 265 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of cities
Where Upland ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 14% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of cities
- Short commute31.1 minutes each way, better than only 18% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 21% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Upland
A household needs to earn about $181,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Upland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $117,193, 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 Upland's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 Upland
Upland'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 Upland.
Who works in Upland, and how
Work in Upland centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Upland
Upland has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of cities and more parkland per resident than 77% of cities. The coast is about 38 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Upland and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Upland, month by month
Upland sees roughly 265 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 49. The comfortable stretch runs September through June.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 56° | 49° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 53° |
| July | 90° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Upland
Ontario International sits about 5 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 Upland
Schools across Upland average a C+, better than 40% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Magnolia ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pioneer Junior HighD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Claremont HighA · 78% proficient
- Los Osos HighA− · 61% proficient
- Alta Loma HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Upland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Upland 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 Upland against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Upland suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Upland
Is Upland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Upland ranks 848th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and cell coverage, and lowest on air quality and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Upland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $703,544. The overall cost of living runs about 24% above the national average. Set against a $117,193 median income, cost of living beats 48% of cities.
Is Upland safe?
Upland is safer than 33% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $382 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Upland?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 49. That works out to about 265 pleasant days a year, more than 96% of cities.
Is Upland good for families?
Schools beat 40% of cities, crime safety beats 33%, and childcare runs $1,252 a month.
Compare Upland with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Upland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Upland 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.
Upland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Upland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Upland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Upland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Upland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Upland 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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