Rankings · How Dana Point ranks in CA
Dana Point ranks #26 in California for walkable streets
Dana Point is ranked on 33 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 11.
Lists ranked on
33
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #26 most walkable
Top-quarter finishes
11
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Work
Top 8% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Milder winters than 97% of California
Not better or worse, just Dana Point’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Milder winters than 97% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
47.9° January low
More vacation homes than 93% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
10.6% of homes are seasonal
Cooler summers than 89% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
74.6° July high
Fewer kids than 88% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
16.5% of residents are under 18
Older than 85% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
47.4 median age
More seniors than 78% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
22.3% of residents are 65+
Drier than 67% of CA towns
DrierWetter
13 in of rain + melted snow a year
Where it shines
The lists Dana Point does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Dana Point marked.
At a glance
Dana Point lands in the top half on 17 of 23 lists
Each dot is Dana Point’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Dana Point does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Fewest smokers#97/844Fewest uninsured#103/844Lowest obesity#150/844Most active#161/844Healthiest#165/844Lowest depression#288/844Closest to a top hospital#344/844 SafetySafety →
Safest#60/411 People
Most educated#137/844 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#128/422Most affordable#735/835Lowest property tax#740/835Cheapest rent#762/830 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#531/843 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#348/438 Almost there
1 spot from the top 25 for walkable streets
Lists where Dana Point sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Dana Point out-ranks 1 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.