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Rossmoor is a big small town of 11,532 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 $1.4M and rent runs about $4k a month.
11,532people
$1.4MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
82° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
36Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,532
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,397 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 $1.4M (≈$8,872/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $212k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,299 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 40% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to LGB airport
- 4 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 96 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7,441 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 538 bars within 25 mi
- 3,491 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 28% 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
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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