Neighborhood Scorecard

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94579 — San Leandro, CA

The neighborhood scorecard for ZIP 94579 in San Leandro, CA blends seven federal datasets into a single letter grade of F (37/100). The underlying inputs pulled for this ZIP include a median household income of $99,040, a median home value of $850,300, 28.0% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, and an average commute of 32 minutes. Every value comes directly from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates tied to ZIP 94579, not a national average mapped onto the ZIP.

Cross-agency inputs extend the score beyond Census demographics. Department of Labor county childcare data lists infant center-based care at $26,827 per year, which the scorecard weighs against local median income to form the childcare grade. If any of these feeds is missing for 94579, the scorecard transparently drops that dimension rather than inventing a score.

Reading the grade means reading the dimensions together. The overall F score for 94579 reflects a weighted blend — Income (20%), Safety (20%), Housing (15%), Rent (15%), Education (10%), Commute (10%), and Childcare (10%) — and each dimension is benchmarked against national percentiles rather than in-state-only comparisons. Strengths visible in the raw data include income. Areas pulling the overall grade down are education, housing, commute, rent, childcare. The 6 nearby ZIP codes listed below provide immediate geographic context — two adjacent ZIPs can land several grade letters apart due to school-district boundaries, zoning, and commute arteries.

F
Overall Score
37/100
94579 — San Leandro, CA
Income B+
$99,040
Median household income
Education D
28.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Housing F
8.6x
Home value $850,300 vs income
Commute F
32 min
Average commute time
Rent F
$2,912/mo
2BR fair market rent (35% of income)
Safety N/A
N/A
Violent crime rate (county)
Childcare F
$26,827/yr
Center-based infant care (27% of income)

Score Breakdown

Income

B+
$99,040

Median household income

Score: 79/100

Education

D
28.0%

Bachelor's degree or higher

Score: 46/100

Housing

F
8.6x

Home value $850,300 vs income

Score: 0/100

Commute

F
32 min

Average commute time

Score: 27/100

Rent

F
$2,912/mo

2BR fair market rent (35% of income)

Score: 33/100

Safety

N/A
N/A

Violent crime rate (county)

Childcare

F
$26,827/yr

Center-based infant care (27% of income)

Score: 15/100

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What This Means

San Leandro, CA (94579) receives an overall grade of F based on publicly available data from the Census Bureau, HUD, FBI, and Department of Labor. This area performs well in income. Challenges include housing and commute and rent and childcare. Data was unavailable for safety — these dimensions were excluded from the overall score.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the overall score for ZIP 94579?
ZIP 94579 (San Leandro, CA) has an overall neighborhood score of 37/100, earning a grade of F. This score combines 7 dimensions: income, education, housing affordability, commute, rent, safety, and childcare costs.
Is 94579 a good place to live?
Based on Census, HUD, FBI, and DOL data, 94579 scores F overall. Strengths include income. Areas that score lower: education, housing, commute, rent, childcare.
How is the neighborhood scorecard calculated?
The scorecard evaluates 7 dimensions weighted by importance: Income (20%), Safety (20%), Housing affordability (15%), Rent (15%), Education (10%), Commute (10%), and Childcare (10%). Each metric is compared against national benchmarks to produce a percentile score.

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Report. Source: DOL Childcare Costs. Verify with HUD →