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Agua DulceCA
It is a town of 2,828 residents in California. Public schools that outperform most of California.
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Photo: Bobbascious · Public domain
Population
2,828
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$980K
+0.4% in a year
Household income
$146K
median
Median age
56.8
years
Jobs based here
512
A commuter town
TownGrade
C+
#310 of 841 in CA
What should you know before moving to Agua Dulce?
Strong in places, weak in others. Its weakest subject is hazard risk (D−): FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 100% of U.S. communities, with wildfire at the top. Agua Dulce ranks 310th of 841 in California, with a C+ overall. That leaves it better than 37% of U.S. towns. Schools are its strong suit: its schools outperform just over four fifths of the state's. A typical home there costs about $980K, 10.2 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income. Angeles National Forest, at 487 acres with 1.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. The town’s midpoint rent is $3,501 a month, above both California’s towns ($1,895 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap.
What makes Agua Dulce stand out
Where Agua Dulce beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Agua Dulce for work
Where Agua Dulce’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
512jobs based in Agua Dulce
4%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Agua Dulce grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Agua Dulce is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 100% of U.S. communities; wildfire tops the listD−Open →Cost of livingAmong the weakest of the towns comparedDOpen →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsA−Open →HealthLac/Olive View-UCLA Medical Center 14.2 miles awayBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.6 of 20; 3.6% of households have no car; 5.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitBOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 93° summer afternoons–Open →Housing market$980K typical home, up 0.4% in a year–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 56.8; 23% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 251 attractions →Hollywood Walk of Fame and 172 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Agua Dulce. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw34 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw25 mi LandmarkHollywood Sign
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Big draw17 mi Theme parkSix Flags Magic Mountain3.3M visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · SoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Hollywood Sign: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Six Flags Magic Mountain: Alton, CC BY 3.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Agua Dulce: who provides what
Agua Dulce is unincorporated, so Los Angeles County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerSouthern California Edison31.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAntelope Valley East Kern Water AgencyNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers83% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesLos Angeles CountyLos Angeles County provides services here
SchoolsWilliam S. Hart Union High School DistrictActon-Agua Dulce Unified School District2 districts serve Agua Dulce; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereLos Angeles Registrar-Recorder County ClerkLos Angeles County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code9139091390 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Agua Dulce.
Agua Dulce owes part of its health edge to its incomes and pairs an A− for schools with high home prices, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of California.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D−
Agua Dulce stands out in California and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
FEMA puts 46% of Agua Dulce’s expected hazard losses down to wildfires, and 23% to inland flooding. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2025. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
100risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
WildfireInland floodingAvalanches
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
SchoolsA−
Agua Dulce’s schools rank ahead of 81% of California districts
Its A− for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $980K.
The largest public high school is iLead Agua Dulce, with 378 students. Its one school is below.
81%of CA districts it outscoresA−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| iLead Agua DulceLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 378 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Most of Agua Dulce’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.3 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Los Angeles (31%), Santa Clarita (12%) and Burbank (10%). Only 4% of working residents stay in Agua Dulce for work; the rest commute out. This California town had 512 jobs in 2023, down 105 from 2013. The median household income for Agua Dulce comes to $146,000.
4%work in town
| Agua Dulce | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $146,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Agua Dulce4%
Los Angeles31%
Santa Clarita12%
Burbank10%
Palmdale1%
27 mi
median commute distance
512
jobs based in Agua Dulce
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B
Walkability grade: more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HousingCost of living grade D
Agua Dulce earns a D for cost of living
At 10.2 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income, the typical home (about $980K) costs more against local pay than in 78% of California towns; that ratio is one input to that grade.
In Agua Dulce, 89% of households own their home. A typical home here is worth about $980,000, about the same as a year ago, 29% above the California typical home.
$980KZillow home value
| Agua Dulce | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $3,501 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 89% | 64% | 73% |
Typical home value
Agua Dulce$980K
California$762K
+0.4%
value change, 1 year
4
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
OutdoorsB
Conserved land covers 4.7% of Agua Dulce
Trails total 14 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Agua Dulce’s trail density stands at 0.6 miles per square mile.
#498for trails in CA
| Agua Dulce | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.7% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
4.7%
conserved · 691 of 14,565 acres
14 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Angeles National Forest | 1.7 mi | 487 |
| 2. Vasquez Rocks Park | 0.1 mi | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Agua Dulce
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
93°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter39–58°
Spring47–70°
Summer64–90°
Fall52–77°
Nov 29
typical first frost
Apr 6
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
93°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB
On CDC estimates, Agua Dulce is healthier than 64% of U.S. towns
Against the 3,037 U.S. towns with household incomes like Agua Dulce’s, it is less healthy than 91%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Among adults in Agua Dulce, 38% feel lonely. Against the California average, Agua Dulce comes out ahead on 10 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 7. 26% of adults locally have obesity; 75% had a checkup this year.
64%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
| Agua Dulce | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 29% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 72% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
32 measures vs. California
10 better15 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Agua Dulce | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.3% | 7.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 6.4% |
Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
14.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
52nd
percentile among CA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Agua Dulce
18pages on Agua Dulce
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Agua Dulce
The Master's University and SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Santa Clarita14 mi$39,020 tuitionLos Angeles Mission CollegeCommunity college · Public · Sylmar14.1 mi$1,238 in-state tuitionAntelope Valley Community College DistrictCommunity college · Public · Lancaster14.3 mi$1,124 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Agua Dulce residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Agua Dulce
Census-designated place in California, United States
Agua Dulce () (Spanish for "Sweet Water") is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 2,526 feet (770 m), northeast of Santa Clarita. The community had a population of 3,451 at the 2020 census and covers a geographic area of about 23 square miles (59 km2). Agua Dulce is on the Pacific Crest Trail. The ZIP code is 91390 (shared with Green Valley and far northern Santa Clarita), and the area code is 661.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 23 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,526 ft
Agua Dulce’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Agua Dulce.
How the neighbors grade
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agua Dulce | #310 | C+ | D | — | A− | B |
| Acton | #618 | D | D− | — | C | B+ |
Agua Dulce and Acton report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Agua Dulce with a neighbor →
Questions about Agua Dulce
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Agua Dulce, CA a good place to live?
Agua Dulce grades C+ overall, better than 37% of U.S. towns and #310 of 841 in California. It grades B for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Agua Dulce, CA expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.