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Anaheim vs Placentia

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (7.5× in Anaheim) and size (6.5× in Anaheim).

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Anaheim, CAA college townCalifornia · 344,521 people
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Placentia, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 52,826 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AnaheimA college town
College town7 collegesWest Coast University-Orange County HistorySettled in 185713 places on the National Register Famous people56 notable peopleborn in Anaheim All about Anaheim →
PlacentiaAn outdoors town
Outdoors#11 most walkable in CA7.4 miles of trails across 15 parks and preserves Schools#97 for schools in CAof 574 towns HealthHealthier than 77%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Placentia →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails7.5×
Anaheim has more miles of trail
Anaheim 55.2 miPlacentia 7.4 mi
Size6.5×
Anaheim is the bigger place
Anaheim 344,521Placentia 52,826
Homeowners+17.4 pts renters
Anaheim has more renters
Placentia 63.6%Anaheim 46.2%
Street grid+79%
Placentia has the more walkable street grid
Placentia 178Anaheim 99.3
Bachelor’s degree++14.5 pts
More adults in Placentia have a degree
Placentia 44.2%Anaheim 29.7%
Household income+22%
Households in Placentia earn more
Placentia $115,929Anaheim $95,227
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $920 more a month in Placentia

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Anaheim$5,470/mo
Typical home $946K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $2,175/mo · Housing →
Placentia$6,390/mo
Typical home $1.1M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $2,388/mo · Housing →

The difference: $920 a month, about $11,000 a year, between Placentia and Anaheim.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Placentia places higher on 21 of 26 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
DAnaheimSafer than 13% of U.S. towns CPlacentiaSafer than 34% of U.S. towns
Schools
BAnaheimBetter than 62% of districts in the state A−PlacentiaBetter than 84% of districts in the state
Health
B−AnaheimHealthier than 50% of U.S. towns A−PlacentiaHealthier than 77% of U.S. towns
5Anaheim
21Placentia

Lists won, of 26 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #167#502 SafestSafety · 411 towns #345#174 Most-used librariesLibraries · 117 towns #79#38 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #276#97 HealthiestHealth · 844 towns #527#287 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #243#11 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #279#79 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #603#410

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Anaheim’s rankings →

Where they are

Anaheim and Placentia share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

AnaheimPlacentiaAnaheimPlacentia
Anaheim ↔ Placentia5.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
2,897 Placentia residents work in Anaheim (11.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Placentia →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
AnaheimPlacentia
Snow a year0″0″
January low49°F49°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)84th86th
Outdoors & history
AnaheimPlacentia
Trails55 mi7 mi
Conserved land14.7%2.6%
Settled1857—
National Register places132
Archive photos18—
Famous people born here56—
Community
AnaheimPlacentia
Library hours a week43 hrs61 hrs
Colleges in town7—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

AnaheimPlacentia
People
Population 344,521Highest 52,826Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.1%Highest CA: +6.1% +2.6%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 36.2±0.6Lowest 4% below CA 39.1±1.2Highest 3% above CA
Kids under 18 22.2%±0.7Lowest CA: 22% 23.3%±1.8Highest CA: 22%
Placentia and Anaheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13%±0.5Lowest CA: 15.7% 15.7%±1.2Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.7%Lowest CA: 37.1% 44.2%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.2%±0.5Highest CA: 7.6% 7.9%±0.9Lowest CA: 7.6%
Anaheim and Placentia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $95,227±$3kLowest 4% below CA $115,929±$6kHighest 17% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $831,200±$9kLowest 13% above CA $921,000±$17kHighest 25% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,175±$22Lowest 7% above CA $2,388±$84Highest 17% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,363Lowest 5% above CA $6,159Highest 20% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60.5%±2.3Highest CA: 55.3% 57.4%±6.2Lowest CA: 55.3%
Anaheim and Placentia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.4%Highest CA: 12% 7.9%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 46.2%Lowest CA: 55.9% 63.6%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than CA 1976Highest same as CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 5% below CA 27 minLowest 7% below CA
Work from home 11.1%±0.7Lowest CA: 17.2% 15.4%±2.2Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 16.8%Highest 6.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 12.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.23Highest 0.68Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Irvine (7%)Anaheim (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Placentia12% work in Anaheim
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 14.7%Highest 2.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 55.2 miHighest 7.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 mi 1.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 60Highest 15Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 99.3Lowest 178Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #276 of 574 in CA#97 of 574 in CA
School district North Orange County ROP-Adult · Palm Lane Global Academy DistrictPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified
High school in town Anaheim HighValencia High
Students per teacherat that high school 23.4Highest 21.9Lowest
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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