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Best places to live in Greater Irvine

45 places with 2,896,713 residents within about 35 km of Irvine, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Irvine, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1North Tustin
    California, 24,917 residents    53
  2. 2Yorba Linda
    California, 67,973 residents    53
  3. 3Lake Forest (California)
    California, 82,492 residents    53
  4. 4Aliso Viejo
    California, 50,195 residents    52
  5. 5Stonegate (California)
    California, 18,938 residents    52
  6. 6Ladera Ranch
    California, 22,980 residents    52
  7. 7Rancho Santa Margarita
    California, 49,324 residents    52
  8. 8Huntington Beach
    California, 201,899 residents    51
  9. 9Laguna Niguel
    California, 65,806 residents    51
  10. 10Northwood (California)
    California, 22,218 residents    50

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For retired couples

  1. 1Ladera Ranch
    California, 22,980 residents    73
  2. 2Aliso Viejo
    California, 50,195 residents    73
  3. 3Laguna Niguel
    California, 65,806 residents    72
  4. 4Stonegate (California)
    California, 18,938 residents    72
  5. 5Lake Forest (California)
    California, 82,492 residents    72
  6. 6North Tustin
    California, 24,917 residents    71
  7. 7Yorba Linda
    California, 67,973 residents    71
  8. 8Laguna Woods
    California, 16,406 residents    70
  9. 9Dana Point
    California, 34,181 residents    70
  10. 10Laguna Beach (California)
    California, 23,365 residents    70

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For remote workers

  1. 1North Tustin
    California, 24,917 residents    61
  2. 2Stonegate (California)
    California, 18,938 residents    61
  3. 3Ladera Ranch
    California, 22,980 residents    60
  4. 4Aliso Viejo
    California, 50,195 residents    60
  5. 5Lake Forest (California)
    California, 82,492 residents    60
  6. 6Rancho Santa Margarita
    California, 49,324 residents    60
  7. 7Yorba Linda
    California, 67,973 residents    60
  8. 8Laguna Niguel
    California, 65,806 residents    59
  9. 9Huntington Beach
    California, 201,899 residents    59
  10. 10Coto De Caza
    California, 14,866 residents    59

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For commuters

  1. 1Irvine (California)
    California, 256,927 residents    82
  2. 2Huntington Beach
    California, 201,899 residents    82
  3. 3Orange (California)
    California, 140,992 residents    81
  4. 4Santa Ana
    California, 310,227 residents    81
  5. 5Garden Grove (California)
    California, 175,393 residents    81
  6. 6Costa Mesa
    California, 113,204 residents    81
  7. 7Anaheim
    California, 350,742 residents    81
  8. 8Newport Beach
    California, 87,127 residents    80
  9. 9Westpark
    California, 22,993 residents    80
  10. 10Tustin
    California, 80,583 residents    80

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For single professionals

  1. 1Irvine (California)
    California, 256,927 residents    80
  2. 2Santa Ana
    California, 310,227 residents    79
  3. 3Anaheim
    California, 350,742 residents    79
  4. 4Garden Grove (California)
    California, 175,393 residents    78
  5. 5Orange (California)
    California, 140,992 residents    78
  6. 6Huntington Beach
    California, 201,899 residents    77
  7. 7Costa Mesa
    California, 113,204 residents    76
  8. 8Tustin
    California, 80,583 residents    76
  9. 9Newport Beach
    California, 87,127 residents    74
  10. 10Fountain Valley
    California, 56,987 residents    74

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Woodbridge (California, 24,966 residents)
    California, 24,966 residents    23
  2. 2North Tustin
    California, 24,917 residents    23
  3. 3Tustin Legacy
    California, 21,428 residents    23
  4. 4Westpark
    California, 22,993 residents    23
  5. 5Northwood (California)
    California, 22,218 residents    23
  6. 6Stonegate (California)
    California, 18,938 residents    22
  7. 7El Camino Real
    California, 15,999 residents    22
  8. 8Ladera Ranch
    California, 22,980 residents    22
  9. 9Lake Forest (California)
    California, 82,492 residents    22
  10. 10UC Irvine
    California, 15,807 residents    22

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Towns in Greater Irvine