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Living in La Habra Heights

La Habra Heights is in the United States; its population was 5,478 in July 2026. In July 2026, 24.6% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing. There were 14,729 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1937 sources

Population5,327people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary4,256EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,060EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate2.83%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime853.4offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 46% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to La Habra Heights?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$1,206 per month, while the median home value was US$1,201,000 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 91.3%, and the vacancy rate was 5% in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
La Habra Heights recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet19Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan20Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,206/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent24.56 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)5 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents1,475 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,631 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent1,060 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables27Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes49 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Is La Habra Heights a good place to live?

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–62%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–68%
Student52%strong on education, weak on work · range 42–62%
Family67%strong on family, weak on cost · range 58–76%
Retirement49%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–60%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

27.8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,482 of 5,327 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$179,583 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in La Habra Heights is 2.8%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income179,583 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband88.14 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with a broadband subscription93.2 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with internet but no subscription0.87 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households without internet5.93 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with satellite internet5.88 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Median gross salary4,256 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)26Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)4,127 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov25Official
Unemployment rate2.83 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables27Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in La Habra Heights?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €4,127 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,502of €3,216 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,216
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,631
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,502
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to La Habra Heights. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in La Habra Heights. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher95.35 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Schools34 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · school district
School enrolment, share of residents21.94 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio454 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents14,729 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Preventable hospitalizations1,723 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in La Habra Heights when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesLa Habra Heights highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with La Habra Heights highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
La Habra Heights853
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents853.4 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting13Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents74.67 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Recorded violent crimes7 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time33.68 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by public transport1.03 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers walking to work1.72 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Nearest airportJID3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official
Distance to nearest airport7 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for La Habra Heights. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in La Habra Heights.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in La Habra Heights is 11.0 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202437Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 19.7 · Feb 19.3 · Mar 20.4 · Apr 21.9 · May 22.8 · Jun 24.5 · Jul 27.4 · Aug 28.4 · Sep 28 · Oct 25.4 · Nov 22.5 · Dec 19.3 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 8.3 · Feb 9.1 · Mar 10.7 · Apr 12.2 · May 14.4 · Jun 16.3 · Jul 18.3 · Aug 18.6 · Sep 17.7 · Oct 15.1 · Nov 10.9 · Dec 8.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official
Average temperature by monthJan 14 · Feb 14.2 · Mar 15.5 · Apr 17 · May 18.6 · Jun 20.4 · Jul 22.8 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 22.8 · Oct 20.2 · Nov 16.7 · Dec 13.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 73.4 · Feb 76.7 · Mar 41.8 · Apr 14.2 · May 6.6 · Jun 1.8 · Jul 1.2 · Aug 0.1 · Sep 2.1 · Oct 13.5 · Nov 19.1 · Dec 54.7 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading60.7 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean9.91 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites14 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation557.4 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature24.41 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature18.16 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature12.89 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: East Los Angeles ±1.2 °C. Elsewhere: Roquetas de Mar (Spain) ±1.7 °C, Elche (Spain) ±1.7 °C, Castellón de la Plana (Spain) ±1.9 °C, Almada (Portugal) ±1.6 °C, Amadora (Portugal) ±1.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 1,482 is not 4.9% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share4.93 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official
Foreign residents1,482 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables27Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density334 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau9Official
Population5,327 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program18Official
Population covered by crime statistics5,314 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value1,201,000 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Owner-occupied homes91.26 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Labour force participation rate61.09 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Residents born abroad27.05 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents22.12 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Non-citizens, share of residents4.93 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Flu vaccination coverage65.54 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage6Official
Mammography screening coverage77.9 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate7Official
Residents without health insurance4.82 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher51.63 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Households with a vehicle available94.58 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database1 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers aged 16 and over2,609 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers mainly working from home23.04 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households using cellular data plans88.09 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official

Alternatives for people set on La Habra Heights

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Plainfield as a La Habra Heights alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2733 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 5,327 La Habra Heights+839%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 2.8% La Habra Heights+33%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €4,256 La Habra Heights+13%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 11.0 µg/m³ La Habra Heights−29%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 853 La Habra Heights−13%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 4.9% La Habra Heights+24%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 7.0 km La Habra Heights+29%

Cities near La Habra Heights

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Hacienda Heights 4.4 km away
Rent
2,125 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,745 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
East La Mirada 5.5 km away
Rent
1,657 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Rowland Heights 6.1 km away
Rent
1,817 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,213 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
South San Jose Hills 6.9 km away
Rent
1,741 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
2,631 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around La Habra Heights?

The median gross salary is 4,127 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in La Habra Heights?

The unemployment rate is 2.83 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in La Habra Heights?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is La Habra Heights?

Police recorded 853.4 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in La Habra Heights?

The published population is 5,327 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in La Habra Heights?

1,482 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is La Habra Heights a good place to live?

La Habra Heights may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near La Habra Heights?

La Habra, Hacienda Heights, East La Mirada, Rowland Heights, Whittier are near La Habra Heights. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  2. FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
  3. FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
  4. HRSA mental health provider ratio data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-06-30
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