Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 52/100
D+
Median home value$917,900
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$2,854/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households40%
Los Angeles 46%
Aliso Viejo
Orange County51,113 residentsCapistrano Unified
68
B−
Suburbgrade score
5th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strong on amenities and employment & income, held back by housing & affordability.
68
Los Angeles median 55
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Aliso Viejo is like to live in, by category
Bars show Aliso Viejo against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 73/100
B
Within-state proficiency91st pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio22.7
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate96%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Housing cost index118
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.63%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax7.75%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 71/100
B−
Mean commute25.1 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes66%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi5.2
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 84/100
A−
Restaurants & cafés81
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries11
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks60
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 74/100
B
Median household income$142,439
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment4.2%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations60%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Aliso Viejo on housing & affordability
Aliso Viejo's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Newport Beach9 mi from Aliso ViejoB− 72 B− Yorba Linda22 mi from Aliso ViejoC+ 60 C San Clemente11 mi from Aliso ViejoC 66 C+ Mission Viejo5 mi from Aliso ViejoC 67 C+ Laguna Niguel4 mi from Aliso ViejoC 66 C+ Lake Forest6 mi from Aliso ViejoC− 67 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Aliso Viejo
Is Aliso Viejo, CA a good place to live?
Aliso Viejo scores 68 out of 100, 5th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Aliso Viejo expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $917,900, 5% above the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.63%. $2,854/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Aliso Viejo?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Aliso Viejo sit at the 91st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 96% graduation rate and a 22.7 student–teacher ratio. Aliso Viejo is served by Capistrano Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Aliso Viejo?
The mean commute is 25.1 min, with 66% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 26% working from home. Transit density is 5.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Aliso Viejo?
Within two miles there are 11 groceries, 81 restaurants and cafés and 60 parks, which grades A− on amenities.
Are the homes in Aliso Viejo old or new?
The median home in Aliso Viejo was built in 1995 — newer than the Los Angeles median of 1969. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 61% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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