Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 52/100
D+
Median home value$1,100,000
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$2,510/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households40%
Los Angeles 46%
Huntington Beach
Orange County195,240 residents4 school districts
62
C
Suburbgrade score
18th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
62
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 Huntington Beach is like to live in, by category
Bars show Huntington Beach against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 67/100
C+
Within-state proficiency87th pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio23.8
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate91%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 72/100
B−
Housing cost index114
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.56%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax7.75%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 58/100
C
Mean commute28.4 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes55%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi11
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés34
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks59
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 58/100
C
Median household income$120,919
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment5.4%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations53%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Huntington Beach on housing & affordability
Huntington Beach's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Newport Beach9 mi from Huntington BeachB− 72 B− Yorba Linda19 mi from Huntington BeachC+ 60 C Mission Viejo21 mi from Huntington BeachC 67 C+ Laguna Niguel21 mi from Huntington BeachC 66 C+ Lake Forest19 mi from Huntington BeachC− 67 C+ Fountain Valley3 mi from Huntington BeachC− 64 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Huntington Beach
Is Huntington Beach, CA a good place to live?
Huntington Beach scores 62 out of 100, 18th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Huntington Beach expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $1,100,000, 26% above the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.56%. $2,510/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Huntington Beach?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Huntington Beach sit at the 87th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 91% graduation rate and a 23.8 student–teacher ratio. Huntington Beach is served by Huntington Beach Union High, Huntington Beach City Elementary, Ocean View and Fountain Valley Elementary. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Huntington Beach?
The mean commute is 28.4 min, with 55% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 22% working from home. Transit density is 11 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Huntington Beach?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 34 restaurants and cafés and 59 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Huntington Beach old or new?
The median home in Huntington Beach was built in 1974 — 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. 59% 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.