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Rancho Santa Margarita is a small city of 46,990 people in Orange County, California. It's about 24 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $971k and rent runs about $3k a month.
46,990people
$971kTypical home
$2,625/moRent
83° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 46,990
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,635 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Riverside, CA
- 24 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $971k (≈$6,124/mo)
- Median rent $2,625/mo
- Median household income $153k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 66°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
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (115 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (486 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 35% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 50% 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)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 929 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 72 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,822 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 152 bars within 25 mi
- 1,343 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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