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Huntington Beach is a mid-size city of 195,240 people in Orange County, California. It's about 32 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $3k a month.
195,240people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,510/moRent
78° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
37Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 195,240
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,236 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 32 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,937/mo)
- Median rent $2,510/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 37 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 (183 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,449 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to SNA airport
- 8 mi to SNA (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 97 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,090 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 341 bars within 25 mi
- 2,527 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 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