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About Costa Mesa
City in California, United StatesCosta Mesa ( KOH-stə MAY-sə; Spanish for 'Mesa Coast') is a city in Orange County, California, United States. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to an urban area including part of the South Coast Plaza–John Wayne Airport edge city, one of the region's largest commercial clusters, with an economy based on retail, commerce, and light manufacturing. The population was 111,918 at the 2020 census.
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Housing in Costa Mesa
The typical Costa Mesa home is worth about $1,412,000, up 6.3% in a year, 85% above the California typical home.
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Safety in Costa Mesa
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Schools in Costa Mesa
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The public schools Costa Mesa’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 84% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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