Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 69/100
B−
Median home value$2,000,000+
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$3,316/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households44%
Los Angeles 46%
Newport Beach
Orange County83,845 residentsNewport-Mesa Unified
72
B−
Suburbgrade score
1st of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strong on commute & transport and amenities, held back by cost of living.
72
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 Newport Beach is like to live in, by category
Bars show Newport Beach against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 69/100
B−
Within-state proficiency83rd pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio20.9
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate93%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 60/100
C
Housing cost index142
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.61%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax7.75%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 84/100
A−
Mean commute22.9 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes76%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi7.6
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 82/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés95
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries8
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks91
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Median household income$156,867
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment4.3%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations63%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Newport Beach on cost of living
Newport Beach's weakest grade is C. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Garden Grove12 mi from Newport BeachB+ 60 C Bellflower23 mi from Newport BeachB+ 53 C− Westminster11 mi from Newport BeachB 60 C Long Beach20 mi from Newport BeachB 57 C− Costa Mesa4 mi from Newport BeachB 70 B− South Whittier23 mi from Newport BeachB 52 D+ Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Newport Beach
Is Newport Beach, CA a good place to live?
Newport Beach scores 72 out of 100, 1st of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Newport Beach expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $2,000,000+, 130% above the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.61%. $3,316/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Newport Beach?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Newport Beach sit at the 83rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 20.9 student–teacher ratio. Newport Beach is served by Newport-Mesa Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Newport Beach?
The mean commute is 22.9 min, with 76% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 29% working from home. Transit density is 7.6 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Newport Beach?
Within two miles there are 8 groceries, 95 restaurants and cafés and 91 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Newport Beach old or new?
The median home in Newport Beach was built in 1978 — 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. 63% 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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