Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 45/100
D
Median home value$838,800
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$2,206/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households37%
Los Angeles 46%
Buena Park
Orange County82,871 residents4 school districts
57
C−
Suburbgrade score
26th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
57
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 Buena Park is like to live in, by category
Bars show Buena Park against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 51/100
D+
Within-state proficiency59th pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio23.8
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate89%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index98
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.63%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax8.75%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 50/100
D+
Mean commute28.8 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes54%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi16
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 77/100
B
Restaurants & cafés150
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries9
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks39
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 55/100
C−
Median household income$110,550
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment5.6%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations41%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Buena Park on housing & affordability
Buena Park's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Newport Beach18 mi from Buena ParkB− 72 B− Yorba Linda14 mi from Buena ParkC+ 60 C Redondo Beach23 mi from Buena ParkC 69 B− Lake Forest24 mi from Buena ParkC− 67 C+ Fountain Valley11 mi from Buena ParkC− 64 C+ Irvine18 mi from Buena ParkC− 67 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Buena Park
Is Buena Park, CA a good place to live?
Buena Park scores 57 out of 100, 26th 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 Buena Park expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $838,800, 4% below the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.63%. $2,206/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Buena Park?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Buena Park sit at the 59th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 89% graduation rate and a 23.8 student–teacher ratio. Buena Park is served by Fullerton Joint Union High, Buena Park Elementary, Anaheim Union High and Centralia Elementary. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Buena Park?
The mean commute is 28.8 min, with 54% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 11% working from home. Transit density is 16 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Buena Park?
Within two miles there are 9 groceries, 150 restaurants and cafés and 39 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Buena Park old or new?
The median home in Buena Park was built in 1965 — 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. 68% 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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