Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Yorba Linda grades A− overall, 55th among California's 841 graded towns. It is healthier than 92% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $158K. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $1.4 million for a typical one and 14.6 times the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income. Yorba Linda’s median rent is $2,846 a month, against $1,895 a month in California’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Only 27 of California’s 426 towns score higher on safety. The biggest place to walk is Chino Hills State Park, 1,373 acres with 3.6 miles of trail.
Where Yorba Linda beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
18% of the town is conserved land, across 25 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Yorba Linda is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Richard Nixon Birthplace is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 1,198 in 1960, 68,336 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1912 and 8 maps from 1896 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Yorba Linda. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw36 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw14 mi Theme parkKnott's Berry Farm4.5M visitors a year
Big draw31 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumDisneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · SoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · Knott's Berry Farm: Phydend at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Yorba Linda, and how to reach them.
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 Yorba Linda.
Yorba Linda fares better on crime within California than nationally 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.
At 14.6 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income, the typical home (about $1.4M) costs more against local pay than in 91% of California towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Brea is next at $1.12M.
83% of Yorba Linda households own their home. The typical Yorba Linda home is worth about $1,398,000, up 3.4% in a year, 84% above the California typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A− for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $1.4M.
Its public schools are run by the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified school district. Two of its 17 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travis RanchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 1,197 | D− |
| Yorba Linda HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,631 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
44 miles of trail in 25 parks and preserves. The trail density in Yorba Linda is 2.2 miles per square mile.
| Yorba Linda | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 2.2 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 18% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Yorba Linda Lakebed Park | 4.9 mi | 80 |
| 2. Chino Hills State Park | 3.6 mi | 1,373 |
| 3. Mustang Fields | 0.8 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with California is no health insurance: 4.9% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 10.6% statewide. Against the 2,315 U.S. towns with household incomes like Yorba Linda’s, it is healthier than 55%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
22% of adults have obesity in Yorba Linda. Yorba Linda beats the California average on 21 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 7.4% of adults smoke cigarettes in Yorba Linda.
| Yorba Linda | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 29% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.4% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Yorba Linda | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.9% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.6% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Yorba Linda.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Yorba Linda for work: only 5% work in town. Yorba Linda’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Yorba Linda has added 3,219 jobs, to 15,494 in 2023.
| Yorba Linda | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $158,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 21% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 10.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 95% of California’s graded towns. Its B+ tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Placentia (C) comes closest.
Yorba Linda reports less crime per resident than 72% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
| Yorba Linda | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.9 per 1,000 residents | 13.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
January nights average 45.6°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 88.3°.
Yorba Linda has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Yorba Linda | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 46°F | 40°F | 22°F |
| July high | 88°F | 89°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
34 within 15 miles of the center of Yorba Linda
About 7 of every 100 Yorba Linda residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
Where Yorba Linda’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Yorba Linda on the National Register of Historic Places.
23 notable people were born in Yorba Linda.
City in California, United States
Yorba Linda (, YOR-buh LIN-duh) is a suburban city in northeastern Orange County, California, United States, with the city hall approximately 27 miles (43 km) southeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, and had a population of 68,336 at the 2020 census. Yorba Linda is known for its connection to Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States. His birthplace is a National Historic Landmark, and his presidential library and museum are also located in the city.
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3 towns share a border with Yorba Linda.
At #55 in CA, it grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Placentia (B−) comes closest.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorba Linda | #55 | A− | D− | B+ | A− | A |
| Brea | #227 | B− | D− | C− | A− | A |
| Anaheim | #560 | D | D− | D | B | B− |
| Placentia | #209 | B− | D− | C | A− | A− |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Yorba Linda grades A− overall, better than 77% of U.S. towns and #55 of 841 in California. It grades A for health, B+ for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
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−.
23 notable people were born here, including Sabrina Bryan and Matthew Hoppe.
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