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Ladera Ranch is a small city of 23,793 people in Orange County, California. It's about 30 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 82°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.
23,793people
$1.2MTypical home
$3,350/moRent
82° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,793
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,812 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Riverside, CA
- 30 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,258/mo)
- Median rent $3,350/mo
- Median household income $184k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 47 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,299 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 57% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to SNA airport
- 16 mi to SNA (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 374 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,438 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 148 bars within 25 mi
- 1,150 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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