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Laguna Beach is a small city of 22,710 people in Orange County, California. It's about 35 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $3k a month.
22,710people
$2.0MTypical home
$2,986/moRent
78° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
32Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,710
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,553 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Riverside, CA
- 35 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $2,986/mo
- Median household income $144k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 67°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
- 32 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (193 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,088 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 18% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to SNA airport
- 11 mi to SNA (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 469 ft
- Right on the coast
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,758 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 179 bars within 25 mi
- 1,307 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% 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
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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