Anaheim, California
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Anaheim.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Anaheim compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 344,553City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $90,583Incorporated place (ACS)15% above U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 204ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)104% above U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $771,700City limits (ACS)154% above U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $2,082City limits (ACS)54% above U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 3.5%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 28 min12% above U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 5624% above U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 316.5annualized per 100k · citywide47% below U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 2333.3annualized per 100k · citywide24% below U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 83°F4.0°F below U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 47°F13.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 11.9 in64% below U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 32723% above U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Anaheim with another city
Pacific weather, wildfire seasons, and housing scarcity dominate relocation tradeoffs. Roughly 327 sunny days a year give outdoor routines unusual calendar reliability. Average one-way commute time is about 28 minutes, and Walk Score estimates land around 56/100. Labor-market readings near 3.5% unemployment are neither boom nor bust by national standards. Violent-offense rates around 316.5 per 100k are moderate for a large U.S. city, with meaningful variation by neighborhood.
Relocators eyeing Anaheim, California will find roughly 344,553 residents within city limits. With median income around $90,583 and a cost index of 204, the market reads well above the national housing-cost baseline. Budget for median rents around $2,082 a month before you lock a neighborhood.
Anaheim is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Anaheim with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Anaheim city, 1600000US0602000)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN060590000000003 (Orange County, May 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00003166 FULLERTON MUNI AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28