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About Santa Ana
City in California, United StatesSanta Ana (Spanish for 'Saint Anne') is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, California, United States. Located in the Greater Los Angeles region of Southern California, the city's population was 310,227 at the 2020 census. As of 2023, Santa Ana is the third most populous city in Orange County (after Anaheim and Irvine), the 14th-most populous city in California, and the 65th most populous city in the United States. Santa Ana is a major regional economic and cultural hub for the Orange Coast. In 1810, the Spanish governor of California granted Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana to José Antonio Yorba. Following the Mexican War of Independence, the Yorba family rancho was enlarged, becom…
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Housing in Santa Ana
The typical Santa Ana home is worth about $868,000, up 3.3% in a year, 14% above the California typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Santa Ana
Safety Grade C-
Santa Ana reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 78% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 55%.
Health in Santa Ana
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 37% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with California
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.
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Schools in Santa Ana
All Santa Ana schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Santa Ana’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 57% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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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