Rankings · How Placentia ranks in CA
Placentia ranks #11 in California for walkable streets
Placentia is ranked on 37 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 7.
Lists ranked on
37
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #11 most walkable
Top-quarter finishes
7
of 26 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 11% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Faster-rising prices than 95% of California
Not better or worse, just Placentia’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Faster-rising prices than 95% of CA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+61.0% in home prices, 5 years
Milder winters than 86% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
46.1° January low
More homes per newcomer than 67% of CA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.8 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Drier than 62% of CA towns
DrierWetter
13 in of rain + melted snow a year
More year-round than 61% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.3% of homes are seasonal
More kids than 59% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
23.3% of residents are under 18
Cooler summers than 59% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
87.1° July high
Fewer seniors than 53% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
15.7% of residents are 65+
Older than 51% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
39.1 median age
Where it shines
The lists Placentia does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Placentia marked.
At a glance
Placentia lands in the top half on 17 of 26 lists
Each dot is Placentia’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Placentia does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Closest to a top hospital#78/844Lowest depression#99/844Lowest obesity#150/844Fewest smokers#158/844Healthiest#287/844Most active#410/844Fewest uninsured#448/844 People
Most educated#242/844 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#131/438 LibrariesLibrary →
Most-used libraries#38/117Most library borrowing#54/117Best libraries for kids#59/117 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#334/843 SafetySafety →
Safest#174/411 Almost there
1 spot from the top 10 for walkable streets
Lists where Placentia sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Placentia out-ranks 2 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.