Best PlacesWest Park, Irvine, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Park, Irvine, 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.
West Park, Irvine ranks 124th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in West Park, Irvine
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.
West Park, Irvine's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Park, Irvine ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 326 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Household income$152,466 median, better than 92% of neighborhoods
Where West Park, Irvine ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,494 a month, better than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in West Park, Irvine
A household needs to earn about $300,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Park, Irvine home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $152,466, 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 West Park, Irvine's effective rate of 0.77%, 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 West Park, Irvine
West Park, Irvine 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 West Park, Irvine.
Who works in West Park, Irvine, and how
Work in West Park, Irvine centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in West Park, Irvine
West Park, Irvine has more parkland per resident than 76% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 9 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of West Park, Irvine and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in West Park, Irvine, month by month
West Park, Irvine sees roughly 326 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 West Park, Irvine
John Wayne/Orange County sits about 3 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 West Park, Irvine
Schools across West Park, Irvine average a B+, better than 85% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- University HighA+ · 85% proficient
- Woodbridge HighA · 79% proficient
- Creekside HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Park, Irvine school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Park, Irvine 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 West Park, Irvine against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who West Park, Irvine suits
Retirees
The weather beats 98% of neighborhoods, health care access beats 73%, and it is quieter than 58%.
Common questions about living in West Park, Irvine
Is West Park, Irvine a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Park, Irvine ranks 124th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, population health, and low crime, 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 West Park, Irvine expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,154,141. The overall cost of living runs about 56% above the national average. Set against a $152,466 median income, cost of living beats 67% of neighborhoods.
Is West Park, Irvine safe?
Yes, West Park, Irvine is safer than 96% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $202 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in West Park, Irvine?
July highs average about 81 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 48. That works out to about 326 pleasant days a year, more than 98% of neighborhoods.
Is West Park, Irvine good for families?
Schools beat 85% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 96%, and childcare runs $1,494 a month.
Compare West Park, Irvine with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Park, Irvine. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Park, Irvine 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.
West Park, Irvine detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Park, Irvine: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Park, Irvine: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Park, Irvine: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Park, Irvine: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Park, Irvine 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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