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Aliso Viejo

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City in California, United States
52,176Population
6.9 sq miArea
410 ftElevation

Aliso Viejo (uh-LEE-so vee-AY-ho; Spanish for "old alder tree") is a city in the San Joaquin Hills of southern Orange County, California. It had a population of 52,176 as of the 2020 census, up from 47,823 as of the 2010 census. It became Orange County's 34th city on July 1, 2001, the only city in Orange County to be incorporated since 2000. It is bordered by the cities of Laguna Beach on the west and southwest, Laguna Hills on the east, Laguna Niguel on the southeast, and Laguna Woods on the north. It is similarly named to another nearby city, Mission Viejo.

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ZIP code92656, 92698
Area code949
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Housing in Aliso Viejo

$997K▲ 1.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Aliso Viejo home is worth about $997,000, up 1.8% in a year, 30% above the California typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market35
Sale-to-list99.9%
Sold in May30
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Safety in Aliso Viejo

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Safety Grade B+

Aliso Viejo reports less crime per resident than 69% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Aliso Viejo 1.2
California 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Aliso Viejo 6.2
California 18.2
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A

The public schools Aliso Viejo’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 87% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#87Best public schoolsof 574 in CA
DistrictCapistrano UnifiedSchools12

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