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Orange is a mid-size city of 138,266 people in Orange County, California. It's about 29 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $946k and rent runs about $2k a month.
138,266people
$946kTypical home
$2,327/moRent
83° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
35Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 138,266
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,387 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Riverside, CA
- 29 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $946k (≈$5,964/mo)
- Median rent $2,327/mo
- Median household income $117k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°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
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k)
- Low property crime (934 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to SNA airport
- 8 mi to SNA (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 184 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 115 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,705 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 344 bars within 25 mi
- 2,775 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 98 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 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