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Place dossier plate
SheetCA-LA-HABRA-HEIGHTS-CA · La Habra Heights, CA 5,546 pop · income 97th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around La Habra Heights
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest La Habra Heights on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Dunlap · lowest
38,666
Dunlap · lowest
38,666 median HH income
20.7% of the leader · rank #1
Barrington Hi… · near
186,667
Barrington Hi… · near
186,667 median HH income
99.9% of the leader · rank #2
Roslyn Heights · near
186,696
Roslyn Heights · near
186,696 median HH income
99.9% of the leader · rank #3
Woodmore · near
186,713
Woodmore · near
186,713 median HH income
99.9% of the leader · rank #4
Old Bethpage · near
186,776
Old Bethpage · near
186,776 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #5
La Habra Heig… · this city · highest
186,837
La Habra Heig… · this city · highest
186,837 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #6
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for La Habra Heights on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 5,546.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
La Habra Heights - the verdict
La Habra Heights ranks in the 97th percentile for household income and the 70th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
97th
percentile, household income
98th
percentile, home value
88th
percentile, median rent
70th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: La Habra Heights, CA
La Habra Heights is a small town in California, home to 5,546 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Households in La Habra Heights report a median income of $186,837 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 2.0%. Typical homes in La Habra Heights are valued around $1,114,100, and the median resident age is 47.9 years. Educational attainment runs 54.4% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 59.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 2 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Stable), up 0% from five years earlier. La Habra Heights reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 853.4 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
California carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, California scores 110.7 (Well Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,053 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts California's average monthly utility costs around $275 (state average). On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 88.7 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of La Habra Heights's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to housing and income to work and mobility to reported crime to population change; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For La Habra Heights, city-specific coverage includes FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits, commute-mode shares, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for matched public-school count, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for La Habra Heights?
Within California, the closest population matches are McSwain (5,556 residents, $140,173 income); Williams (5,569 residents, $93,138 income); East Pasadena (5,592 residents, $105,714 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Dunlap, TN (5,546 residents); Fort Myers Beach, FL (5,548 residents); Chestertown, MD (5,548 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
How far does income reach against housing in La Habra Heights?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 6.0 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 2.0%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
What does the journey to work look like in La Habra Heights?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 70.0%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
What can the FBI record say about safety in La Habra Heights?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 853.4 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 63% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is La Habra Heights growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -327 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -5.8% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 2 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
-5.8%
2025 estimate
5,327
2020 estimate
5,654
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
Highest-decile cost · BEA RPP 2024, California average
B-
City profile score · La Habra Heights, CA
67/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income A+
$186,837
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share A
54.4%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate A
2.0%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime C-
171 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living F
110.7 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
La Habra Heights profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 100/100 (A+) · $186,837
Bachelor's+ share: 88/100 (A) · 54.4%
Poverty rate: 86/100 (A) · 2.0%
Violent crime: 53/100 (C-) · 171 /100k
Cost of living: 6/100 (F) · 110.7 index
Where La Habra Heights sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
La Habra Heights's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - La Habra Heights highlighted among 27 peers.Read the chart values
La Habra Heights, CA (this city): home $1,114,100, crime 853/100k
Dunlap, TN : home $148,300, crime 1,208/100k
Chestertown, MD : home $333,900, crime 2,083/100k
Red Oak, IA : home $91,600, crime 1,218/100k
Trenton, MO : home $93,000, crime 870/100k
Williams, CA : home $339,900, crime 1,507/100k
Holtville, CA : home $268,800, crime 415/100k
New York, NY : home $751,700, crime 3,039/100k
Los Angeles, CA : home $879,500, crime 2,212/100k
Chicago, IL : home $315,200, crime 4,012/100k
Houston, TX : home $253,400, crime 5,442/100k
Phoenix, AZ : home $381,900, crime 3,125/100k
Philadelphia, PA : home $232,400, crime 5,457/100k
San Antonio, TX : home $219,700, crime 5,218/100k
San Diego, CA : home $848,500, crime 2,082/100k
Dallas, TX : home $295,300, crime 4,010/100k
San Jose, CA : home $1,187,800, crime 3,195/100k
Austin, TX : home $512,700, crime 3,709/100k
Fort Worth, TX : home $277,300, crime 3,158/100k
Columbus, OH : home $234,500, crime 3,088/100k
Indianapolis, IN : home $207,000, crime 4,214/100k
San Francisco, CA : home $1,380,500, crime 4,526/100k
Seattle, WA : home $912,100, crime 5,783/100k
Denver, CO : home $586,700, crime 5,755/100k
Oklahoma City, OK : home $215,100, crime 3,570/100k
El Paso, TX : home $171,700, crime 1,772/100k
Washington, DC : home $724,600, crime 4,514/100k
How does La Habra Heights compare to other US cities?
Here's how La Habra Heights stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income97% higher than other cities
Home value98% pricier than other cities
Median rent88% pricier than other cities
Safety70% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to California alone, La Habra Heights ranks #41 of 441 California cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares La Habra Heights against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to California only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
California-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places La Habra Heights near the bottom of California's cities
Among the 1,458 California cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, La Habra Heights ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares La Habra Heights only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#90 of 1,338
93rd percentile in California
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,458
0th percentile in California
Median Home Value
#189 of 1,343
86th percentile in California
Poverty Rate
#1,116 of 1,450
23rd percentile in California
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#226 of 1,458
84th percentile in California
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within California only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
97th percentile nationally for median household income · 70th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
La Habra Heights's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
La Habra Heights's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How La Habra Heights's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$1,114,1002nd percentilemore affordable than 2% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
La Habra Heights's home-value-to-income ratio: 6.0×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#14,072 of 15,516
More affordable than 9% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#10,445 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 6.0×, La Habra Heights sits in the pressured band:
national rank #14,072 of 15,516 and #10,445 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$186,837La Habra Heights, CA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context La Habra Heights, CA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for La Habra Heights, CA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)54.4%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)2.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)59.0%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
5,546
Median Income
$186,837
Median Home Value
$1,114,100
Median Age
47.9
Poverty Rate
2.0%
Labor force participation
59.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
54.4%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
853.4
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
170.7
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
682.7
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
La Habra Heights's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
5,654 residents
2021
5,537 residents
2022
5,452 residents
2023
5,399 residents
2024
5,371 residents
2025
5,327 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Stable
Total Permits (2024)
2
housing units authorized
Single-Family
2
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.4
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
2
2
0
$2.5M
2020
1
1
0
$1.4M
2021
1
1
0
$1.2M
2022
1
1
0
$1.4M
2023
3
3
0
$2.6M
2024
2
2
0
$2.2M
Permit volume increased 0% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
70.0%
Carpool
8.8%
Public Transit
1.2%
Walk
2.1%
Work from Home
16.5%
Other
1.4%
Based on 2,764 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
California statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $275
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across California at $275 (electricity about $150 , water and sewer about $70 ).
These are California statewide averages, not a meter reading for La Habra Heights. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
California's BEA cost-of-living index is 110.7 (Well Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around La Habra Heights is $2,053/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to California statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 88.7 / 100 (Very High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a California statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county La Habra Heights sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How La Habra Heights compares to similar-size California cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.