Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $832,300
Ladera Ranch:
$832,300
CA:
$648,100
Mean prices in 2021:all housing units: over $1,000,000; detached houses: over $1,000,000; townhouses or other attached units: $617,581; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $545,551
Median gross rent in 2021: $2,863.
March 2022 cost of living index in Ladera Ranch: 86.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 2.5%
(2.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 4.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 9.8% for other race residents, 1.5% for two or more races residents)
According to our research of California and other state lists, there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Ladera Ranch, California as of September 23, 2023. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Ladera Ranch is 6,868 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is much lower than the state average.
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Ancestries: Irish (6.8%), European (6.6%), Italian (5.1%), German (4.7%), Iranian (4.5%), English (4.2%).
Current Local Time: PST time zone
Elevation: 498 feet
4,264 residents are foreign born (9.4% Asia, 3.3% Europe).
This place:
16.8%
California:
26.5%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $10,528 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $9,631 (1.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Mission Viejo, CA (3.1 miles , pop. 93,102).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: South Coast, CA (5.1 miles , pop. 288,147).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (55.5 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 105. This is significantly worse than average.
City:
105
U.S.:
74
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2018 was 0.174. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 4.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.174
U.S.:
0.267
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2018 was 8.55. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 5.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
8.55
U.S.:
5.56
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2016 was 0.113. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 5.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.113
U.S.:
1.789
Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 34.1. This is about average.Closest monitor was 4.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
34.1
U.S.:
33.3
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 22.7. This is about average.Closest monitor was 4.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
22.7
U.S.:
19.6
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 7.00. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 4.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
7.00
U.S.:
8.46
Earthquake activity:
Ladera Ranch-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 6721% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 76.2 miles away from Ladera Ranch center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 125.9 miles away from Ladera Ranch center, causing $50,000,000 total damage On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 94.8 miles away from the city center On 5/19/1940 at 04:36:40, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 114.5 miles away from the city center, causing $33,000,000 total damage On 4/21/1918 at 22:32:30, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 UK, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 20.1 miles away from the city center On 6/28/1992 at 15:05:30, a magnitude 6.9 (6.3 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.9 ME, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.3 miles away from Ladera Ranch center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Orange County (32) is a lot greater than the US average (15). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 22 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 15, Fires: 13, Storms: 9, Landslides: 6, Winter Storms: 6, Mudslides: 5, Earthquakes: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Ladera Ranch:
MISSION VIEJO DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 2 miles away; MISSION VIEJO, CA)
MISSION HOSPITAL REGIONAL MED CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 2 miles away; MISSION VIEJO, CA)
MISSION HOSPITAL - TCU (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; MISSION VIEJO, CA)
WIN HEALTH CARE SERVICES INC (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; MISSION VIEJO, CA)
CAMPINA HOME (Hospital, about 3 miles away; MISSION VIEJO, CA)
GOOD SHEPHERD - PAPAGAYO (Hospital, about 4 miles away; MISSION VIEJO, CA)
ARGUS HOME (Hospital, about 4 miles away; MISSION VIEJO, CA)
Amtrak stations near Ladera Ranch:
6 miles: SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO (LEE HALL, MONTEREY AVE. & SAN GORGONIO WAY) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
9 miles: LAGUNA BEACH (TRANSIT DEPOT, BROADWAY BTW. BEACH & FOR) - Bus Station
11 miles: IRVINE (15215 BARRANCA PKWY.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Operable nuclear power plants near Ladera Ranch:
10 miles: San Onofre 2 and 3 in San Clemente, CA.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ladera Ranch:
Orange County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:
3.2 people
California:
2.9 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
82.8%
Whole state:
68.7%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
4.3%
Whole state:
7.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Banks with branches in Ladera Ranch (2011 data):
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Ladera Ranch Branch at 27702 Crown Valley Parkway D1, branch established on 2001/07/10; Antonio Crown Valley Branch at 27522 Antonio Pkwy #p3, branch established on 2008/12/02. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
U.S. Bank National Association: Ladera Ranch Branch at 111 Corporate Drive, Ste#100, branch established on 2004/10/18; Ladera Ranch Pavilions Branch at 25636 Crown Valley Parkway, branch established on 2004/08/11. Info updated 2012/01/30: Bank assets: $330,470.8 mil, Deposits: $236,091.5 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, 3121 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
Bank of America, National Association: Ladera Ranch Branch at 27752 Antonio Parkway, branch established on 2003/05/19. Info updated 2009/11/18: Bank assets: $1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits: $1,077,176.8 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5782 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Ladera Ranch Branch at 25692 Crown Valley Parkway, Suite J2, branch established on 2004/11/22. Info updated 2011/11/10: Bank assets: $1,811,678.0 mil, Deposits: $1,190,738.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5577 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
Union Bank, National Association: Ladera Branch at 25612 Crown Valley Pkwy Ste L8, branch established on 2005/06/27. Info updated 2011/09/01: Bank assets: $88,967.5 mil, Deposits: $65,286.4 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 403 total offices, Holding Company: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group, Inc.
Religion statistics for Ladera Ranch, CA (based on Orange County data)
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
797,473
67
Evangelical Protestant
345,893
894
Other
141,815
329
Mainline Protestant
76,574
202
Orthodox
13,406
19
Black Protestant
2,424
8
None
1,632,647
-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 530
Orange County:
1.78 / 10,000 pop.
California:
2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 18
Orange County:
0.06 / 10,000 pop.
California:
0.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 147
This county:
0.49 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 434
This county:
1.46 / 10,000 pop.
California:
1.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 2,438
Here:
8.19 / 10,000 pop.
California:
7.42 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Orange County:
6.3%
State:
7.3%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:
18.5%
California:
21.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Orange County:
16.4%
California:
17.9%
4.86% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($95,983 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.86%
California average:
5.19%
0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($132 average AGI)
Orange County:
0.01%
California average:
0.03%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
Ladera Repeater, Lower Chiquita Ridge Road (Lat: 33.560806 Lon: -117.624222), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 7 m, Overall height: 7.6 m, Call Sign: WQUA252, Assigned Frequencies: 19460.0 MHz, 19540.0 MHz, Grant Date: 05/19/2014, Expiration Date: 05/19/2024, Certifier: Brian Harrison, Registrant: Santa Margarita Water District, 6111 Antonio Parkway, Rancho Santa Margari, CA 92688, Phone: (949) 459-6572
Chiquita Repeater, Orange County (Lat: 33.544778 Lon: -117.605167), Type: Tank, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 10.7 m, Call Sign: WQUA257, Assigned Frequencies: 17900.0 MHz, Grant Date: 05/19/2014, Expiration Date: 05/19/2024, Certifier: Brian Harrison, Registrant: Santa Margarita Water District, 6111 Antonio Parkway, Rancho Santa Margari, CA 92688, Phone: (949) 459-6572
LA02522A, Antonio And Ortega Hwy (Lat: 33.521778 Lon: -117.632472), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 20.4 m, Call Sign: WREW604, Assigned Frequencies: 19325.0 MHz, 19325.0 MHz, 19325.0 MHz, 19325.0 MHz, 19325.0 MHz, 19325.0 MHz, 19325.0 MHz, Grant Date: 12/17/2019, Expiration Date: 12/17/2029, Certifier: David Werblow, Registrant: T-Mobile Usa, Inc., 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-8401, Fax: (425) 383-4040, Email:
LADERA, Ladera Ranch Lookout Point (Lat: 33.562000 Lon: -117.624806), Type: Tank, Structure height: 12.2 m, Call Sign: WRVI494, Licensee ID: L00911019, Assigned Frequencies: 11565.0 MHz, 11645.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz, 11645.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz, 11645.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz, 11645.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz, 11645.0 MHz... (+10 more), Grant Date: 11/28/2022, Expiration Date: 11/28/2032, Certifier: Matthew Brown, Registrant: Moulton Niguel Water District, 2161 Gordon Road, Laguna Hills, CA 92656, Phone: (949) 831-2500, Email:
Aircraft: MAULE M-4-220C (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: FRANKLIN 6V 350 SERIES (235 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 207KM, N207KM, N-207KM, Serial Number: 2062C, Year manufactured: 1971, Airworthiness Date: 03/18/1971, Certificate Issue Date: 08/08/2018 Registrant (Individual): Kevin D Wayt, 8 Earlywood, Ladera Ranch, CA 92694 Deregistered:Cancel Date: 11/16/2010, Exported to: Kuwait
Aircraft: CESSNA 170B (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 2336D, N2336D, N-2336D, Serial Number: 20488, Year manufactured: 1952, Airworthiness Date: 05/18/1956 Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, 27702 Crown Valley Pkwy / Ste D4 # 315, Ladera Ranch, CA 92694
Aircraft: SCHLIECHER ASW-20CL (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None N-Number: 24CL, N24CL, N-24CL, Serial Number: 20836, Airworthiness Date: 01/15/1986, Certificate Issue Date: 04/02/2013 Registrant (Co-Owned): Donald E Marshall, 16 Crespi Cir, Ladera Ranch, CA 92694, Other Owners: Michael A Marshall, Heather S Marshall
Aircraft: CESSNA 170B (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 2523D, N2523D, N-2523D, Serial Number: 20675, Year manufactured: 1952, Airworthiness Date: 07/14/1956, Certificate Issue Date: 10/30/2012 Registrant (Individual): Richard Thomsen, 7 Saybrooke Ln, Ladera Ranch, CA 92694
Aircraft: SCHEMPP-HIRTH VENTUS B/16.6 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (None) N-Number: 27SM, N27SM, N-27SM, Serial Number: 156, Year manufactured: 1983, Airworthiness Date: 12/13/1983, Certificate Issue Date: 12/12/2018 Registrant (Co-Owned): Kevin D Wayt, 8 Earlywood, Ladera Ranch, CA 92694, Other Owners: Niv B Levy
Aircraft: BEECH S35 (Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 745V, N745V, N-745V, Serial Number: D-7953, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 09/14/1965, Certificate Issue Date: 07/13/2004 Registrant (Individual): Terence C Koritz, 7 Bell Pasture Rd, Ladera Ranch, CA 92694
Aircraft: BEECH 58P (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 123 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 1815L, N1815L, N-1815L, Serial Number: TJ-63, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 05/21/1976, Certificate Issue Date: 06/21/2016 Registrant (LLC): Heshima Investment LLC, 11 Gaucho Rd, Ladera Ranch, CA 92694 Deregistered:Cancel Date: 10/05/2019
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(49.3%)
(50.7%)
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1.87% ($91,560 average AGI)
