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Irvine is a big city of 311,690 people in Orange County, California. It's about 28 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $3k a month.
311,690people
$1.2MTypical home
$2,997/moRent
85° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
30Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 311,690
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,750 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Riverside, CA
- 28 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,514/mo)
- Median rent $2,997/mo
- Median household income $137k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 68°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
- 30 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,145 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to SNA airport
- 6 mi to SNA (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 161 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 89 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 241 bars within 25 mi
- 1,938 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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