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Living in Trabuco Canyon, CA

Trabuco Canyon is a small town of 1,326 people in Orange County, California. It's about 21 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.3M and rent runs about $2k a month.

1,326people
$1.3MTypical home
$2,434/moRent
82° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
40Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,326
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 182 people per sq mi
  • 21 mi to Riverside, CA
  • 21 mi to Riverside, CA
  • 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $1.3M (≈$8,221/mo)
  • Median rent $2,434/mo
  • Median household income $229k
  • Property tax about 0.4% of value
  • 2.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 82°F
  • Winter highs around 65°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
  • 40 days a year with rain or snow
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • 6 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 51
  • 21% of households have kids
  • 26% are 65 or older
  • 60% have a college degree
  • Very diverse community
  • 7% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 35 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 16 mi to SNA airport
  • 16 mi to SNA (major hub)
  • 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 89% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1979
  • 99% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Mountain country
  • Elevation 1,312 ft
  • 15 mi to the ocean
  • 89 mi to a big lake
  • 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 41 mi to the nearest ski area
  • Campground in town
  • 84 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 3,213 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 179 bars within 25 mi
  • 1,550 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 62 museums within 25 mi
  • 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 4 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 17% of California districts (reading)
  • 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 3 mi to the nearest vet
  • 3 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 4 congregations per 10k people
  • 12 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

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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