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Muckenthaler House
The Muckenthaler House, renamed the Muckenthaler Cultural Center, is a large Spanish Colonial Revival style residence built in Fullerton, California, in 1925.
About Fullerton
City in California, United StatesFullerton ( FUUL-ər-tən) is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 143,617. Fullerton was founded in 1887. Historically, it was a center of agriculture, notably groves of Valencia oranges and other citrus crops, as well as petroleum extraction; transportation; and manufacturing. It is home to numerous higher educational institutions, particularly California State University, Fullerton and Fullerton College. From the mid-1940s through the late 1990s, Fullerton was home to a large industrial base made up of aerospace contractors, canneries, paper products manufacturers, and is considered to be the birthplace of th…
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Housing in Fullerton
The typical Fullerton home is worth about $1,040,000, up 2.4% in a year, 36% above the California typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Fullerton
Safety Grade C-
Fullerton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 79% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 53%.
Work & commute in Fullerton
Full picture →Most working residents leave Fullerton for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Anaheim (10%), Los Angeles (8%) and Irvine (5%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
Health in Fullerton
Health Grade B+
Healthier than 72% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with California
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 25 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Fullerton
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 89% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Fullerton
Full climate →Fullerton has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 47°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Fullerton
All Fullerton schools →School Grade A-
The public schools Fullerton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 80% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Fullerton is a college town
Colleges →of Fullerton’s residents are enrolled in college. California State University-Fullerton has about 38,210 students on campus, and 4 more colleges are in town.
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