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Placentia vs Anaheim

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

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Placentia, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 52,826 people
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Anaheim, CAA college townCalifornia · 344,521 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

Placentia$6,390/mo
Typical home $1.1M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $2,388/mo · Housing →
Anaheim$5,470/mo
Typical home $946K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $2,175/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
CPlacentiaSafer than 34% of U.S. towns DAnaheimSafer than 13% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−PlacentiaBetter than 84% of districts in the state BAnaheimBetter than 62% of districts in the state
Health
A−PlacentiaHealthier than 77% of U.S. towns B−AnaheimHealthier than 50% of U.S. towns
21Placentia
5Anaheim

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

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

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

Where they are

Placentia and Anaheim share a border

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

PlacentiaAnaheimPlacentiaAnaheim
Placentia ↔ Anaheim5.8 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
PlacentiaAnaheim
Snow a year0″0″
January low49°F49°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)86th84th
Outdoors & history
PlacentiaAnaheim
Trails7 mi55 mi
Conserved land2.6%14.7%
Settled—1857
National Register places213
Archive photos—18
Famous people born here—56
Community
PlacentiaAnaheim
Library hours a week61 hrs43 hrs
Colleges in town—7
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.

PlacentiaAnaheim
People
Population 52,826Lowest 344,521Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.6%Lowest CA: +6.1% +3.1%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 39.1±1.2Highest 3% above CA 36.2±0.6Lowest 4% below CA
Kids under 18 23.3%±1.8Highest CA: 22% 22.2%±0.7Lowest CA: 22%
Placentia and Anaheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.7%±1.2Highest CA: 15.7% 13%±0.5Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 44.2%Highest CA: 37.1% 29.7%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.9%±0.9Lowest CA: 7.6% 9.2%±0.5Highest 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 $115,929±$6kHighest 17% above CA $95,227±$3kLowest 4% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $921,000±$17kHighest 25% above CA $831,200±$9kLowest 13% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,388±$84Highest 17% above CA $2,175±$22Lowest 7% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,159Highest 20% above CA $5,363Lowest 5% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.4%±6.2Lowest CA: 55.3% 60.5%±2.3Highest 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 7.9%Lowest CA: 12% 12.4%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.6%Highest CA: 55.9% 46.2%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest same as CA 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 7% below CA 27 minHighest 5% below CA
Work from home 15.4%±2.2Highest CA: 17.2% 11.1%±0.7Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 6.2%Lowest 16.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.68Lowest 1.23Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Anaheim (12%)Irvine (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 12% work in AnaheimFew work in Placentia
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Lowest 14.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 7.4 miLowest 55.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 mi 1.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 15Lowest 60Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 178Highest 99.3Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #97 of 574 in CA#276 of 574 in CA
School district Placentia-Yorba Linda UnifiedNorth Orange County ROP-Adult · Palm Lane Global Academy District
High school in town Valencia HighAnaheim High
Students per teacherat that high school 21.9Lowest 23.4Highest
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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