Housing & affordability in Placentia

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score

D+

48/100
19th of 60

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The four inputs

Median home value vs metro$921,000

Los Angeles $871,30040% · scores 53

Median rent vs metro$2,388/mo

Los Angeles $2,063/mo30% · scores 61

Ownership rate64%

Los Angeles 48%15% · scores 52

Households spending >30% of income on housing43%

Los Angeles 46%15% · scores 7

Context, not scored

Median year built · Los Angeles 19691976

Houses rather than flats · Los Angeles 56%71%

Households with children · Los Angeles 31%35%

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Vertical rule marks the Los Angeles reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Los Angeles suburbs for housing

All 60 ranked, Placentia highlighted

1Newport BeachB−$2,000,000+2Yorba LindaC+$1,147,100 3San ClementeC$1,398,400 4Mission ViejoC$1,009,600 5Laguna NiguelC$1,190,900 6Redondo BeachC$1,279,200 7Lake ForestC−$937,000 8Fountain ValleyC−$1,072,300 9Santa MonicaC−$1,755,500 10Diamond BarC−$902,200 11IrvineC−$1,191,500 12ArcadiaC−$1,441,800 13Hacienda HeightsD+$820,800 14Huntington BeachD+$1,100,000 15Aliso ViejoD+$917,900 16LakewoodD+$827,200 17TorranceD+$1,074,700 18Santa ClaritaD+$784,700 19PlacentiaD+$921,000 20OrangeD+$945,800 21Costa MesaD$1,115,100 22CarsonD$704,400 23Buena ParkD$838,800 24TustinD$950,400 25PasadenaD$1,093,300 26West CovinaD$779,800 27BurbankD$1,089,100 28FullertonD−$902,600 29GlendaleD−$1,102,300 30NorwalkD−$644,700 31WestminsterD−$858,300 32La HabraD−$781,600 33WhittierD−$822,600 34South WhittierD−$708,300 35AnaheimD−$831,200 36Garden GroveD−$814,100 37Monterey ParkF$863,000 38Pico RiveraF$648,600 39DowneyF$796,600 40AlhambraF$857,800 41Los AngelesF$921,200 42Santa AnaF$713,000 43Long BeachF$806,600 44Baldwin ParkF$606,900 45GardenaF$700,600 46HawthorneF$863,400 47MontebelloF$697,900 48InglewoodF$792,800 49PomonaF$593,800 50BellflowerF$705,700 51ComptonF$580,200 52PalmdaleF$471,000 53El MonteF$644,000 54LynwoodF$597,600 55South GateF$636,300 56LancasterF$446,600 57ParamountF$533,700 58East Los AngelesF$643,100 59Huntington ParkF$572,700 60Florence-GrahamF$545,200

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Better than Placentia on housing & affordability

Placentia grades D+ on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall

Newport Beach18 mi from PlacentiaB−$2.00M+52% 72 B− Yorba Linda5 mi from PlacentiaC+$1.15M83% 60 C Mission Viejo22 mi from PlacentiaC$1.01M77% 67 C+ Lake Forest19 mi from PlacentiaC−$937k70% 67 C+ Fountain Valley13 mi from PlacentiaC−$1.07M65% 64 C+ Irvine15 mi from PlacentiaC−$1.19M44% 67 C+

Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24

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