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La Palma is a small city of 15,272 people in Orange County, California. It's about 24 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 $974k and rent runs about $2k a month.
15,272people
$974kTypical home
$2,262/moRent
84° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
37Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,272
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,575 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 24 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $974k (≈$6,140/mo)
- Median rent $2,262/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°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
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,237 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 35% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to LGB airport
- 7 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 117 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,287 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 616 bars within 25 mi
- 3,875 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 49 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 200 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 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
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 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