CA area data
Sunset Beach, CA
Sunset Beach, CA.
Population: 405 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $2.18M
- 1-year appreciation
- +4.5%
- 3-year appreciation
- +4.5%
- 5-year appreciation
- +24.4%
- 10-year appreciation
- +63.5%
- All-time peak (2026-07)
- $2.18M
- House Price Index
- 417.4 (-0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- 1-year forecast
- +0.2%
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 113.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 32.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $22.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very High
- Top hazards
- earthquake, inlandFlooding, coastalFlooding, heatWave, landslide
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 63.0°F
- Average high
- 69.0°F
- Average low
- 58.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 9.8 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 52
- Days with Good air quality
- 160
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 1
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail (35 mi)
- Nearest airport
- John Wayne Orange County International Airport (SNA) (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- John Wayne Orange County International Airport (SNA) (6 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 315
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.3 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -14,994 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,963
- Median annual property tax
- $9,706
- Households with broadband internet
- 100.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,493,591
- Average weekly wage
- $1,482
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 2,281
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