City in California, United States

Fullerton

$1.0MMedian Home
346Sunny Days/yr
76°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation142kElevation164 ft
Climate ReadWarm most of the yearNo real winterWinter rain
Deterministic read from annual climate patterns

Warm most of the year, with most rain falls in winter. True cold stays fairly limited. Rain is less frequent but tends to come in heavier bursts. Air quality can be a watchout.

Fullerton is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 143,617.Wikipedia

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Where It Is

Location Context
Fullerton, California
Latitude33.87°
Longitude-117.93°
Population142k
Altitude164 ft

State Context

CaliforniaU.S. state

California is a state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With almost 40 million residents across an area of 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the largest state by population, third-largest state by area and the largest state economy in the U.S., with a GDP of approximately $4.3 trillion.Wikipedia

Income tax: 1.00% - 14.40%Avg sales tax: 8.85%Property tax: 0.69%Official school data available

About the Region

California

California contains multitudes in a way that makes any single characterization misleading. The Bay Area and Los Angeles operate as global city-states, with housing markets, income levels, and cultural gravity that put them in direct competition with London and Tokyo rather than with other American metros. Both have lost net domestic migrants to lower-cost states for most of the last decade — primarily to Texas, Arizona, and Nevada — though both also continue to be net draws for international migration and maintain labor markets of extraordinary depth and diversity.

But California's geography is vast. The Central Valley offers costs of living that rival the Midwest with driving distance to the Sierra Nevada; the North Coast is one of the most beautiful and least-crowded stretches of American coastline; and the smaller cities of the inland valleys represent genuinely different lifestyle profiles. For remote workers who can absorb the state income tax and housing cost, the combination of climate diversity, outdoor access, and cultural institution density remains difficult to replicate anywhere in the world.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$3k/mo
Median Rent
$1.0M
Median Home Price
Rent burden34% of income
Household Income
$99k
Median annual
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Livability

Safety Score
68
School Rating
6.5/10
Internet
Fiber
46%
Cable
96%
address availability
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Climate

Climate ReadWarm most of the yearNo real winterWinter rain
Deterministic read from annual climate patterns

Warm most of the year, with most rain falls in winter. True cold stays fairly limited. Rain is less frequent but tends to come in heavier bursts. Air quality can be a watchout.

Sunshine
346
sunny days per year
95% of the year
Avg High Temp
76°F
annual average
Humidity
65%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
99/100
Excellent
Temp Swing
21°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
17"
inches per year
Snowfall
0"
inches per year
Air Quality
71
Moderate AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

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Demographics

Population142k
Altitude164 ftabove sea level
Median Age36 yrs
College Educated44%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home11%of workforce
Poverty Rate12%

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