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Newport Beach is a mid-size city of 83,845 people in Orange County, California. It's about 37 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $3k a month.
83,845people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,316/moRent
72° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
35Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 83,845
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,523 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Riverside, CA
- 37 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,316/mo
- Median household income $157k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 35 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (251 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,529 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 21% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to SNA airport
- 6 mi to SNA (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3 ft
- Right on the coast
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 76 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,661 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 287 bars within 25 mi
- 1,769 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 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