Best PlacesSoutheast, Anaheim, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Southeast, Anaheim, 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.
Southeast, Anaheim ranks 2,462nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Southeast, Anaheim
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.
Southeast, Anaheim's strengths and weaknesses
Where Southeast, Anaheim ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 273 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Household income$114,953 median, better than 78% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
- School gradeC+, better than 74% of neighborhoods
Where Southeast, Anaheim ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Southeast, Anaheim
A household needs to earn about $191,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Southeast, Anaheim home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $114,953, 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 Southeast, Anaheim's effective rate of 0.77%, 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 Southeast, Anaheim
Southeast, Anaheim runs younger than the country, 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 Southeast, Anaheim.
Who works in Southeast, Anaheim, and how
Work in Southeast, Anaheim centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Southeast, Anaheim
The coast is about 14 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Southeast, Anaheim, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Southeast, Anaheim, month by month
Southeast, Anaheim sees roughly 273 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 Southeast, Anaheim
John Wayne/Orange County sits about 10 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.5 million passengers in 2025, with 80 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Southeast, Anaheim
Schools across Southeast, Anaheim average a C+, better than 74% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Yorba MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- South Junior HighD · 19% proficient
- Sycamore Junior HighD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Oxford AcademyA+ · 93% proficient
- Villa Park HighB · 46% proficient
- Orange HighC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Southeast, Anaheim school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Southeast, Anaheim 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 Southeast, Anaheim against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Southeast, Anaheim suits
Common questions about living in Southeast, Anaheim
Is Southeast, Anaheim a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Southeast, Anaheim ranks 2,462nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and high incomes, and lowest on noise and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Southeast, Anaheim expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $732,394. The overall cost of living runs about 36% above the national average. Set against a $114,953 median income, cost of living beats 51% of neighborhoods.
Is Southeast, Anaheim safe?
Yes, Southeast, Anaheim is safer than 74% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $367 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Southeast, Anaheim?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 71 with lows near 46. That works out to about 273 pleasant days a year, more than 96% of neighborhoods.
Is Southeast, Anaheim good for families?
Schools beat 74% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 74%, and childcare runs $1,494 a month.
Compare Southeast, Anaheim with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Southeast, Anaheim. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Southeast, Anaheim 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.
Southeast, Anaheim detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Southeast, Anaheim: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Southeast, Anaheim: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Southeast, Anaheim: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Southeast, Anaheim: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Southeast, Anaheim 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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