Living in Yorba Linda, CA
Yorba Linda is a mid-size city of 67,170 people in Orange County, California. It's about 22 miles from Riverside, CA. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $3k a month.
67,170people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,846/moRent
86° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 67,170
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,366 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Riverside, CA
- 22 mi to Riverside, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$7,234/mo)
- Median rent $2,846/mo
- Median household income $158k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (53 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (610 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ONT airport
- 15 mi to ONT (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 561 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 121 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6,032 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 341 bars within 25 mi
- 2,893 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 108 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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