Orange County, California — cities by momentum

All states·California·Orange County

38 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

38
Cities tracked
3,116,145
Combined population
$1,207,337
Median home (county)
35
Rising / Hot

Orange County, California has 38 tracked cities with a combined population of 3,116,145. The median home value across these cities is $1,207,337.

The highest-momentum city in the county is Newport Beach, with a composite score of 78 (Hot) — median home $3,709,420, +9.0% year over year.

The most affordable city tracked here is Laguna Woods at $469,375.

Newport Beach

pop 82,970
78
Hot$3,709,420 · +9.0%

North Tustin

pop 25,718
77
Rising$1,777,295 · +2.2%

Coto de Caza

pop 14,710
76
Rising$2,018,936 · +0.5%

Laguna Niguel

pop 64,185
73
Rising$1,500,721 · +3.0%

Fountain Valley

pop 56,036
72
Rising$1,387,373 · +3.0%

San Juan Capistrano

pop 35,469
72
Rising$1,350,021 · +1.6%

Dana Point

pop 32,585
72
Rising$1,738,852 · +3.8%

Villa Park

pop 5,698
72
Rising$2,346,203 · +2.6%

Ladera Ranch

pop 26,170
71
Rising$1,398,597 · -1.0%

Costa Mesa

pop 109,131
70
Rising$1,416,645 · +3.6%

Irvine

pop 318,683
69
Rising$1,566,872 · -1.2%

Garden Grove

pop 172,361
69
Rising$1,012,728 · +1.9%

San Clemente

pop 62,627
69
Rising$1,744,315 · +0.6%

Laguna Beach

pop 22,564
69
Rising$3,006,761 · +3.2%

Huntington Beach

pop 193,151
68
Rising$1,364,265 · +3.2%

Placentia

pop 53,395
68
Rising$1,115,760 · -0.1%

Stanton

pop 41,188
68
Rising$794,615 · -0.0%

La Palma

pop 15,092
68
Rising$1,201,488 · +2.5%

Seal Beach

pop 24,421
67
Rising$845,597 · +1.8%

Los Alamitos

pop 11,846
67
Rising$1,578,432 · +1.2%

Rancho Mission Viejo

pop 10,378
67
Rising$1,206,703 · -1.6%

Santa Ana

pop 316,184
66
Rising$865,610 · +0.3%

Mission Viejo

pop 91,601
66
Rising$1,230,115 · -0.6%

Westminster

pop 89,537
66
Rising$1,097,961 · +1.9%

Yorba Linda

pop 66,489
66
Rising$1,420,707 · +0.8%

Orange

pop 137,941
65
Rising$1,137,228 · +0.8%

Tustin

pop 78,863
65
Rising$1,192,201 · -0.2%

Aliso Viejo

pop 50,457
65
Rising$1,013,561 · -0.5%

Cypress

pop 49,286
65
Rising$1,082,934 · +1.7%

Laguna Woods

pop 17,058
64
Rising$469,375 · +0.6%

Anaheim

pop 344,561
63
Rising$952,227 · +0.5%

Lake Forest

pop 87,159
63
Rising$1,207,337 · -1.7%

Fullerton

pop 140,054
62
Rising$1,047,700 · -0.0%

La Habra

pop 61,391
62
Rising$910,112 · -0.0%

Brea

pop 47,844
62
Rising$1,132,739 · -0.3%

Laguna Hills

pop 30,378
61
Stable$1,239,941 · -1.0%

Buena Park

pop 82,611
60
Stable$940,393 · +0.3%

Rancho Santa Margarita

pop 46,353
57
Stable$1,029,854 · -2.6%

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
60° / 41°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
82° / 60°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
258
~71% of year
Annual precip
22″ rain
8″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Very low
Wildfire
Very high
Earthquake
Very high
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.