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West · California · pop 314K

Irvine, CA

Fit score

Fair match

at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.

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After estimated taxes in CA, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,131, while estimated essentials run about $5,243/mo — roughly $112 short.

Expect summer highs near 83°F, winter lows around 46°F, and about 281 sunny days a year.

Reported crime rates sit below most cities in this dataset.

Tradeoff: home prices run high relative to local incomes, so buying may take longer than elsewhere.

AFFORD 47HOUSIN 14JOBS 64SAFETY 99CLIMAT 100AMENIT 42

The Irvine fit print

Est. monthly cost

$5,243/mo

Typical rent

$2,900/mo

Home value ÷ income

10.2×

Score breakdown

Affordability
47
Housing
14
Jobs
64
Safety
99
Climate
100
Amenities
42

The data behind the score

Money (Census ACS · HUD)

Median gross rent
$2,550/mo
HUD fair market rent (2BR)
$2,900/mo
Median home value
$1,250,000
Median household income
$123,000
Population
314,000

Work (BLS)

Unemployment rate
3.6%
Job growth (1yr)
2.0%

Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)

Violent crime rate
60
Property crime rate
1,300

Climate (NOAA normals)

Avg. summer high
83°F
Avg. winter low
46°F
Sunny days / year
281
Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
≈2/yr
Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
≈10/yr
Unhealthy air days
≈36/yr
Annual rain
13"
Annual snow
0"

Community & access (approx.)

2024 county margin
D+3
Int'l airport
≈10 mi
Walkability
44/100
Disaster risk
70/100
Buying instead of renting? California's effective property tax runs about 0.75% of home value per year (≈$781/mo on the median $1,250,000 home). Our affordability score is rent-based, so this isn't double-counted.
A citywide number is an average. Rent, safety, and everything else vary block by block — treat these figures as a starting point and research specific neighborhoods before committing.

Data vintage: sample-approx-2024. Sources & methodology — this deployment is running the bundled sample dataset; figures are approximate.

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