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Dana Point is a small city of 32,790 people in Orange County, California. It's about 36 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.3M and rent runs about $3k a month.
32,790people
$1.3MTypical home
$3,106/moRent
78° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
38Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,790
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,056 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Riverside, CA
- 36 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.3M (≈$8,326/mo)
- Median rent $3,106/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 (175 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (876 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to SNA airport
- 17 mi to SNA (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 322 ft
- Right on the coast
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,868 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 119 bars within 25 mi
- 890 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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