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About Laguna Woods
City in California, United StatesLaguna Woods (luh-GOO-nuh; laguna being Spanish for 'lagoon') is a city in Orange County, California, United States. The population was 17,644 at the 2020 census, up from 16,192 at the 2010 census, with a median age of 74.5 (as of 2021). Laguna Woods became Orange County's 32nd city on March 24, 1999, after local residents voted to incorporate. About ninety percent of the city consists of Laguna Woods Village, a private gated retirement community, formerly known as Leisure World. The other ten percent consists of businesses, some homes, and the city hall, which are accessible to the public. Incorporation efforts in the late 1990s were largely driven by the need for residents to have a stron…
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Housing in Laguna Woods
The typical Laguna Woods home is worth about $463,000, up 3.8% in a year, 39% below the California typical home.
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Safety in Laguna Woods
Safety Grade A-
Laguna Woods reports less crime per resident than 79% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Laguna Woods
Health Grade B
Healthier than 58% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 85% of towns with similar incomes.
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 4 are too close to call.
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The public schools Laguna Woods’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.
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.
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