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Aliso Viejo is a mid-size city of 51,113 people in Orange County, California. It's about 31 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $918k and rent runs about $3k a month.
51,113people
$918kTypical home
$2,854/moRent
78° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
38Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 51,113
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,380 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Riverside, CA
- 31 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $918k (≈$5,788/mo)
- Median rent $2,854/mo
- Median household income $142k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 38 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (642 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to SNA airport
- 10 mi to SNA (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 436 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,902 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 186 bars within 25 mi
- 1,373 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orange County: D+3 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk