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San Clemente is a mid-size city of 63,273 people in Orange County, California. It's about 36 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.4M and rent runs about $2k a month.
63,273people
$1.4MTypical home
$2,460/moRent
78° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
42Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 63,273
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,447 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Riverside, CA
- 36 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.4M (≈$8,818/mo)
- Median rent $2,460/mo
- Median household income $140k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 68°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
- 42 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (169 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (876 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to SNA airport
- 21 mi to SNA (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 174 ft
- Right on the coast
- 89 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,479 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 95 bars within 25 mi
- 702 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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