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Fountain Valley is a mid-size city of 56,258 people in Orange County, California. It's about 34 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $3k a month.
56,258people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,631/moRent
79° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
38Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 56,258
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,202 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 34 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,762/mo)
- Median rent $2,631/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°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
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,569 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to SNA airport
- 5 mi to SNA (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 100 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,063 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 326 bars within 25 mi
- 2,521 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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