Best PlacesWindsor Village, Santa Ana, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Windsor Village, 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.
Windsor Village, Santa Ana ranks 1,645th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Windsor Village, 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.
Windsor Village, Santa Ana's strengths and weaknesses
Where Windsor Village, Santa Ana ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 327 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Household income$132,248 median, better than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Windsor Village, Santa Ana ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Windsor Village, Santa Ana
A household needs to earn about $180,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Windsor Village, Santa Ana home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $132,248, 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 Windsor Village, Santa Ana's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Windsor Village, Santa Ana
Windsor Village, Santa Ana'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 Windsor Village, Santa Ana.
Who works in Windsor Village, Santa Ana, and how
Work in Windsor Village, Santa Ana centers on manufacturing and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Windsor Village, Santa Ana
Windsor Village, Santa Ana has more parkland per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 8 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Windsor Village, Santa Ana and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Windsor Village, Santa Ana, month by month
Windsor Village, 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 Windsor Village, Santa Ana
John Wayne/Orange County sits about 4 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 Windsor Village, Santa Ana
Schools across Windsor Village, 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
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Windsor Village, Santa Ana school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Windsor Village, 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 Windsor Village, Santa Ana against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Windsor Village, Santa Ana
Is Windsor Village, Santa Ana a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Windsor Village, Santa Ana ranks 1,645th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, few empty homes, and low crime, and lowest on education levels and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Windsor Village, Santa Ana expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $704,687. The overall cost of living runs about 39% above the national average. Set against a $132,248 median income, cost of living beats 58% of neighborhoods.
Is Windsor Village, Santa Ana safe?
Yes, Windsor Village, Santa Ana is safer than 93% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $220 per resident a year.
Compare Windsor Village, Santa Ana with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Windsor Village, Santa Ana. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Windsor Village, 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.
Windsor Village, Santa Ana detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Windsor Village, Santa Ana: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Windsor Village, Santa Ana: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Windsor Village, Santa Ana: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Windsor Village, Santa Ana: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Windsor Village, 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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