Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 41/100
D−
Median home value$858,300
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$2,168/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households48%
Los Angeles 46%
Westminster
Orange County89,860 residents4 school districts
60
C
Suburbgrade score
24th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strong on amenities and cost of living, held back by employment & income.
60
Los Angeles median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Westminster is like to live in, by category
Bars show Westminster against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 64/100
C+
Within-state proficiency78th pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio23.0
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate91%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 77/100
B
Housing cost index96
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.60%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax9.25%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 56/100
C−
Mean commute27.0 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes58%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi19
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 89/100
A
Restaurants & cafés163
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries19
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks65
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 36/100
F
Median household income$85,541
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment7.2%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations38%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Westminster on employment & income
Westminster's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Aliso Viejo19 mi from WestminsterB 68 B− Redondo Beach24 mi from WestminsterB− 69 B− Newport Beach11 mi from WestminsterB− 72 B− Yorba Linda16 mi from WestminsterC+ 60 C Lake Forest19 mi from WestminsterC+ 67 C+ Costa Mesa8 mi from WestminsterC+ 70 B− Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Westminster
Is Westminster, CA a good place to live?
Westminster scores 60 out of 100, 24th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Westminster expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $858,300, 1% below the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.60%. $2,168/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Westminster?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Westminster sit at the 78th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 91% graduation rate and a 23.0 student–teacher ratio. Westminster is served by Huntington Beach Union High, Westminster, Garden Grove Unified and Ocean View. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Westminster?
The mean commute is 27.0 min, with 58% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 19 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Westminster?
Within two miles there are 19 groceries, 163 restaurants and cafés and 65 parks, which grades A on amenities.
Are the homes in Westminster old or new?
The median home in Westminster was built in 1971 — 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. 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.