Laguna Beach’s public schools outperform 80% of California districts
The public schools Laguna Beach’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.
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Work & commute
About one in seven working residents works right in Laguna Beach
Most working residents leave Laguna Beach for work: only 15% work in town. The top destinations are Irvine (13%), Los Angeles (7%) and Newport Beach (6%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Laguna Beach has warm winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 77°, a January night drops to 48°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Laguna Beach reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 60% report less. Within California, it does better than 65% of towns.
Laguna Beach ( lə-GOO-nə; laguna, Spanish for "lagoon") is a city in Orange County, California, United States. Located in Southern California along the Pacific Ocean, this seaside resort city has a mild year-round climate, scenic coves, and environmental preservation efforts. The population in the 2020 census was 23,032. Historically settled by Paleoindians, the Tongva people, and then Mexico, the location became part of the United States following the Mexican–American War. Laguna Beach was settled in the 1870s, officially founded in 1887, and in 1927 its current government was incorporated as a city. The city adopted the council–manager form of government in 1944. The city has remained rel…
