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Fullerton is a mid-size city of 140,968 people in Orange County, California. It's about 29 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $903k and rent runs about $2k a month.
140,968people
$903kTypical home
$2,194/moRent
84° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
37Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 140,968
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,288 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 29 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $903k (≈$5,692/mo)
- Median rent $2,194/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 37 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (378 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,710 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to LGB airport
- 14 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 282 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 116 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7,509 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 524 bars within 25 mi
- 3,580 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 173 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% 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
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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