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Los Alamitos is a big small town of 11,794 people in Orange County, California. It's about 25 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,794people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,365/moRent
82° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
36Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,794
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,943 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 25 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,696/mo)
- Median rent $2,365/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 68°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
- 36 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 (261 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,536 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to LGB airport
- 5 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 101 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7,388 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 535 bars within 25 mi
- 3,472 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 35 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 157 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 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