Living in La Habra Heights, CA
La Habra Heights is a big small town of 5,478 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 27 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,478people
$1.2MTypical home
$1,206/moRent
83° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
33Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,478
- Part of a metro area
- About 889 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 27 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,574/mo)
- Median rent $1,206/mo
- Median household income $180k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 68°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
- 33 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
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,249 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to LGB airport
- 15 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 702 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 117 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,024 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 588 bars within 25 mi
- 3,806 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 48 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 205 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Los Angeles County: D+33 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk