Living in Laguna Hills, CA
Suburb in California
Laguna Hills is a suburb in California, home to about 31,000 people, with 5.3 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a fast pace, and homes are a mix of apartments and houses.
Is Laguna Hills a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 12 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Mild summers: highs around 79°F
- Great outdoors: hills or mountains nearby
- Safe: violent crime is 0.3× the US rate (FBI 2019)
👎 Cons
- Pricey housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $1.01M, and rent is $4,390 a month
- Higher taxes: about $3,279 state income tax per resident, 0.65% property tax
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Key facts
Living in Laguna Hills: common questions
What is the cost of living in Laguna Hills?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $1.01M, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $4,390 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 114, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Laguna Hills?
California collects about $3,279 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.65% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Laguna Hills safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.3× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Laguna Hills?
Public schools in Laguna Hills test above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 29 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Laguna Hills?
Laguna Hills is warm all year: winter days average around 68°F and summer days around 79°F.
Does Laguna Hills get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and earthquakes: 7 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.2 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Laguna Hills?
The nearest major airport is SNA, about 11 mi away.
How Laguna Hills scores
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