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Fullerton vs Orange

Fullerton, CA compared with Orange, CA · 8 miles apart

Fullerton has 138,675 residents to Orange’s 138,365. Fullerton comes out ahead on median rent, bachelor's degree +, clear days a year. Orange does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.

Fullerton, CA Orange, CA
Population 138,675 138,365
Density (per sq mi) 6,185 5,391
Median household income $104,286 $117,113
Median home value $902,600 $945,800
Median rent $2,194 $2,327
Homeownership 51.8% 56.7%
Average commute 30.5 min 25.8 min
Median age 36.9 37.2
Bachelor's degree + 43.5% 39.7%
Poverty rate 12.3% 9.5%
Unemployment 6.3% 4.9%
Price to income 8.7× 8.1×
Clear days a year 63 54
Days above 90°F 38 23

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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