Best PlacesLa Habra, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around La Habra, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
La Habra ranks 1,064th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in La Habra
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
La Habra's strengths and weaknesses
Where La Habra ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 270 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of cities
- TransitBetter than 87% of cities
Where La Habra ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 14% of cities
- Cheap childcare$1,490 a month, better than only 16% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 17% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in La Habra
A household needs to earn about $196,000 a year to comfortably buy the median La Habra home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $108,642, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses La Habra's effective rate of 0.69%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in La Habra
La Habra's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for La Habra.
Who works in La Habra, and how
Work in La Habra centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in La Habra
La Habra has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of cities and more parkland per resident than 78% of cities. The coast is about 21 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of La Habra and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in La Habra, month by month
La Habra sees roughly 270 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 71, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs September through July.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 57° | 46° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 85° | 70° | 58° |
Flying in and out of La Habra
The nearest airport, Long Beach (Daugherty Field), is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Wayne/Orange County, about 18 miles away.
The best schools in and around La Habra
Schools across La Habra average a C+, better than 35% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- El Portal ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Jordan ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Macy ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rancho-starbuck IntermediateC+ · 38% proficient
- Ladera Vista Junior High School Of The ArtsD+ · 25% proficient
- Imperial MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- La Mirada HighA+ · 83% proficient
- Sunny Hills HighA · 69% proficient
- Sonora HighB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every La Habra school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
La Habra measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare La Habra against the other 2,097 cities.
Who La Habra suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in La Habra
Is La Habra a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, La Habra ranks 1,064th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on big-city access, the weather, and cell coverage, and lowest on a weak job market and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is La Habra expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $761,765. The overall cost of living runs about 36% above the national average. Set against a $108,642 median income, cost of living beats 24% of cities.
Is La Habra safe?
La Habra is safer than 39% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $352 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in La Habra?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 71 with lows near 46. That works out to about 270 pleasant days a year, more than 96% of cities.
Is La Habra good for families?
Schools beat 35% of cities, crime safety beats 39%, and childcare runs $1,490 a month.
Compare La Habra with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to La Habra. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in La Habra represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
La Habra detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for La Habra: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in La Habra: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of La Habra: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in La Habra: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
La Habra detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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