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A town of 11,532.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Rossmoor grades A− overall, ranked 39th of 841 in California. It is healthier than 94% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $212K. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $1.4 million, 14.7 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income. Rossmoor’s going rate for rent is $3,501 a month, where California’s towns sit at $1,895 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 93% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top.
Where Rossmoor beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Hopkinson Elementary | K–5 | 642 |
| Jack L. Weaver Elementary | K–5 | 640 |
| Richard Henry Lee Elementary | K–5 | 603 |
Where Rossmoor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Rossmoor is from typical.
Its grades run from A for health (better than 94% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 2%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 12,922 in 1970, 10,625 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 8 maps from 1896 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rossmoor. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw6 mi Theme parkKnott's Berry Farm4.5M visitors a year
Big draw12 mi MuseumUSS Iowa
Big draw26 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw20 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative ArtDisneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · SoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Knott's Berry Farm: Phydend at English Wikipedia, Public domain · USS Iowa: PH1 Jeff Hilton, Public domain · Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0
Rossmoor is unincorporated, so Orange County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Rossmoor.
Rossmoor has less no health insurance than most of California and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of California.
Its widest gap with California is no health insurance: 4.2% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 10.6% statewide. Against the 846 U.S. towns with household incomes like Rossmoor’s, it is less healthy than 73%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Among adults in Rossmoor, 7.6% worry about having enough food. This California town beats the California average on 22 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. In Rossmoor, 7.1% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 14% report frequent mental distress.
| Rossmoor | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 29% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.1% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Rossmoor | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.2% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.6% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $1.41M.
One of its 4 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Public schools: the Los Alamitos Unified school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Hopkinson ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 642 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Rossmoor once, in 2017. Expected losses in Rossmoor break down as 62% from inland flooding and 37% from earthquakes. Flood insurance has paid out on 3 claims in the town since 1983.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Rossmoor has 1,213 jobs for its 4,698 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 809 in 2013 to 1,213.
Half commute less than 13 miles. Jobs in Rossmoor grew by 404 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,213. Only 2% of working residents stay in Rossmoor for work; the rest commute out. 27% of Rossmoor workers work remotely from home.
| Rossmoor | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $212,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 27% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 6.6% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 47.4°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 77.9°.
In Rossmoor, the January low is 47°F. It almost never snows.
| Rossmoor | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 78°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 47°F | 40°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Rossmoor’s density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile. Trails run 0.3 miles in 2 parks and preserves.
| Rossmoor | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rush Park | 0.3 mi | 9 |
| 2. Rossmoor Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 14.7 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 92% of California towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $9,422, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Homes sold in Rossmoor spent a median 34 days on the market. The share of households in Rossmoor who live in a home they own: 90%. In Rossmoor, 29% of sales closed above the list price.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
41 within 15 miles of the center of Rossmoor
About 6 of every 100 Rossmoor residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Census-designated place in California, United States
Rossmoor is a planned census-designated place located in Orange County, California. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a total population of 10,625 up from the 2010 census population of 10,244. The gated Leisure World retirement community in the city of Seal Beach is to the south of Rossmoor, Los Alamitos is to the east and north, and Long Beach is to the west (on the other side of the San Gabriel River, the 605 freeway and the border with Los Angeles County). The community of Rossmoor has two shopping centers within its boundaries, but only one—the Rossmoor Village Square, is now within the political boundaries of Rossmoor. A larger shopping center, the Rossmoor Business Center, was annexe…
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2 towns share a border with Rossmoor.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossmoor | #39 | A− | D− | — | A | A |
| Seal Beach | #230 | B− | D | D | A | A− |
| Los Alamitos | #385 | C | D− | C− | B+ | B+ |
Rossmoor reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Rossmoor with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Rossmoor grades A− overall, better than 81% of U.S. towns and #39 of 841 in California. It grades A for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,407,000, 85% above the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
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