Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 38/100
D−
Median home value$831,200
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$2,175/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households47%
Los Angeles 46%
Anaheim
Orange County344,521 residents4 school districts
52
D+
Suburbgrade score
44th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
52
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 Anaheim is like to live in, by category
Bars show Anaheim against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 47/100
D
Within-state proficiency51st pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio24.6
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate91%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 69/100
B−
Housing cost index100
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.65%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax7.75%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 48/100
D+
Mean commute27.4 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes57%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi1.5
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 71/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés60
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks45
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 48/100
D+
Median household income$95,227
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment5.8%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations35%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Anaheim on housing & affordability
Anaheim's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Newport Beach17 mi from AnaheimB− 72 B− Yorba Linda2 mi from AnaheimC+ 60 C Mission Viejo18 mi from AnaheimC 67 C+ Laguna Niguel23 mi from AnaheimC 66 C+ Lake Forest15 mi from AnaheimC− 67 C+ Fountain Valley15 mi from AnaheimC− 64 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Anaheim
Is Anaheim, CA a good place to live?
Anaheim scores 52 out of 100, 44th 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 Anaheim expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $831,200, 5% below the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.65%. $2,175/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Anaheim?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Anaheim sit at the 51st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 91% graduation rate and a 24.6 student–teacher ratio. Anaheim is served by Anaheim Union High School District, Anaheim Elementary School District, Orange Unified and Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Anaheim?
The mean commute is 27.4 min, with 57% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 11% working from home. Transit density is 1.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Anaheim?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 60 restaurants and cafés and 45 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Anaheim old or new?
The median home in Anaheim was built in 1973 — close to 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. 50% 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.