Rankings · How Orange ranks in CA
Orange ranks #5 in California for a top hospital nearby
Orange is ranked on 36 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 6.
Lists ranked on
36
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #5 closest to a top hospital
Top-quarter finishes
6
of 25 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 10% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Orange does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Orange marked.
At a glance
Orange lands in the top half on 15 of 25 lists
Each dot is Orange’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Orange does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Closest to a top hospital#5/844Fewest smokers#158/844Lowest depression#184/844Lowest obesity#196/844Healthiest#300/844Most active#364/844Fewest uninsured#448/844 SafetySafety →
Safest#120/411 People
Most educated#292/844 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#297/843 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#154/422Lowest property tax#597/835Cheapest rent#595/830Most affordable#632/835 LibrariesLibrary →
Most library borrowing#64/117Best libraries for kids#67/117Most-used libraries#72/117 SchoolsSchools →
Best schools#354/574 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#344/438 What kind of place
Milder winters than 90% of California
Not better or worse, just Orange’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Milder winters than 90% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
46.8° January low
Faster-rising prices than 77% of CA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+52.6% in home prices, 5 years
More homes per newcomer than 76% of CA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.3 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
More year-round than 69% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.1% of homes are seasonal
Drier than 68% of CA towns
DrierWetter
12 in of rain + melted snow a year
Cooler summers than 66% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
84.7° July high
Fewer kids than 65% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
20.4% of residents are under 18
Younger than 61% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
37.2 median age
Fewer seniors than 55% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
15.3% of residents are 65+
Almost there
2 spots from the top 3 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Orange sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Orange out-ranks 4 of its 5 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.