Prominent businesses: Boeing, Boardriders, BJ’s, Jack’s Surfboards, Rocket Lab
Average home sales price: $798,000; Newport Beach, $2.14 million; Irvine, $856,000; Costa Mesa, $848,000; Santa Ana, $539,000
Average monthly apartment rental: $3,300; Newport Beach, $5,800; Irvine, $3,500; Costa Mesa, $3,200; Santa Ana, $2,700
Violent crime rate: 49% below California’s average, 42% below national
average
Schools: 85% of students involved in sports, clubs, activities; 55% of graduates attend four-year college
Proximity: John Wayne Airport, 7.6 miles; Disneyland, 10 miles; Long Beach Airport, 13 miles; LAX and downtown LA, 30 miles; San Diego, 82 miles
—City of Huntington Beach
