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34.50° N · 118.32° W · GEOID 0600450

Agua Dulce

Los Angeles County, California · part of the Los Angeles, CA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

CaliforniaAgua Dulce, CAAgua DulceAgua Dulce

The short answer

Agua Dulce is home to 2,828 people. Median household income is $146,107 a year and median rent is $3,501 a month, 28.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $933,400, about 6.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$3,501
156% above the median place
Median household income
$146,107
82% above the median place
Median home value
$933,400
192% above the median place
Unemployment
9.8%
100% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Agua Dulce

  • Median rent is $3,501 a month, higher than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 655 California places.
  • Public schools here have 25.2 students per teacher, more than in 99% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 56.8 years old, older than in 97% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $31 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 94% of places its size.
  • The median home is valued at $933,400, more than in 95% of places its size.
01

Moving to Agua Dulce

Los Angeles County loses about 11.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in177,566
Moved out264,089
Net−86,523

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Orange County, CA23,95231,420−7,468
San Bernardino County, CA18,69534,872−16,177
Riverside County, CA10,93420,742−9,808
Ventura County, CA6,33210,470−4,138
San Diego County, CA6,9069,296−2,390
Clark County, NV5,43210,100−4,668
Kern County, CA3,6847,772−4,088
Maricopa County, AZ3,1555,844−2,689

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within CaliforniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$89K
Leavers$94K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Los Angeles County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
2.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Los Angeles County report $89,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $94,100, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$140,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $3,501 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,470 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $933,400.
Getting to work
35 minutes each way on average; 17.6% work from home; 3.9% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Rancho Murieta, CA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-11.4
below the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
2.7%
52% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureAgua DulceAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure2.7%52% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-11.4below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$89,35027% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$94,07134% above
02

What it costs to live here

Median gross rent is $3,501, 156% above the median place.

Agua Dulce28.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$140,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
28.8%
41% above the median place
Home price to income
6.4x
68% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
29%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$102,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Agua Dulce, $3,501 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Agua Dulce, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Citrus Park, AZ24.4% vs 28.8%$4,900Compare
San Diego Country Estates, CA23.5% vs 28.8%$11,300Compare
Todd Creek, CO21.6% vs 28.8%$54,400Compare

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Median home value1
$933,400
192% above the median place
Homeownership1
88.9%
34% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,470
85% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureAgua DulceAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$3,501156% above
Rent to income128.8%41% above
Property tax rate10.7%26% below
Home price to income16.4x68% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure113.613% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,96484% above
HUD area median income4County figure$108,1001% above
Property tax paid (median)1$6,29893% above
Median home value1$933,400192% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.7%47% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure43.3%16% below
Homeownership188.9%34% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure57.7%14% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,47085% above
Vacant homes1County figure6.4%9% below
Median year built119820% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 9.8%, 100% above the median place.

Unemployment1
9.8%
100% above the median place
Mean commute1
35 min
42% above the median place
Median household income1
$146,107
82% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$66,550 +66%
Works from home17.6% +41%
Poverty rate13.7% +27%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureAgua DulceAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$146,10782% above
Income per person1$66,55066% above
Unemployment19.8%100% above
Average annual pay6County figure$86,08030% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.0%19% below
Jobs6County figure4,525,460above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate113.7%27% above
Mean commute135 min42% above
Works from home117.6%41% above
Commutes by transit1County figure3.9%360% above
04

Who lives here

Median age is 56.8, 46% above the median place.

Median age1
56.8
46% above the median place
Born abroad1
16.6%
88% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
22.6%
30% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher90.0% −3%
Household size2.6 +3%
Homes with broadband92.1% −0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureAgua DulceAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,8286646th largest
Median age156.846% above
Bachelor's or higher122.6%30% below
High school or higher190.0%3% below
Household size12.63% above
Born abroad116.6%88% above
No health insurance1County figure8.2%28% above
Homes with broadband192.1%0% below
05

Life in Agua Dulce

2 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 25 of them National Historic Landmarks.

  • Vasquez Rocks listed 1972
  • CA-LAN-540 listed 2012

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k3.5 +67%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k21.2 +90%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars24.2 +16%
Shops29.6 −2%
Arts, recreation and fitness21.8 5.3×
Doctors' offices and clinics31.4 +55%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools11
1
89% below the median place
Students per teacher11
25.2
64% above the median place
Public school students11
378
92% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureAgua DulceAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11189% below
Public school students1137892% below
Students per teacher1125.264% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure24.216% above
Shops per 10k8County figure29.62% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure21.8above (median 4.1)
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure31.455% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.013% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k93.567% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k921.290% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10285% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 0.0, below the median place (median 70.7).

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Agua Dulce. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk13
0.0
below the median place (median 70.7)
Good air days14
10.7%
84% below the median place
Natural hazard risk13
100.0
8% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureAgua DulceAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure89°F2% above
January average low12County figure41°F61% above
Average temperature12County figure62°F13% above
Annual precipitation12County figure15.1 in66% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure100.08% above
Hurricane risk13County figure0.0below (median 70.7)
Tornado risk13County figure97.720% above
Wildfire risk13County figure99.963% above
Heat wave risk13County figure99.310% above
Median air quality index14County figure7472% above
Good air days14County figure10.7%84% below
08

Agua Dulce in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 29% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 29% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$3,501/mo (2024)$4,510/mo$3,700 to $5,500/mo+4.3%
Median household income$146,107 (2024)$187,500$158,500 to $222,000+4.3%
Median home value$933,400 (2024)$1,350,000$980,000 to $1,860,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 7.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Agua Dulce

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Rancho Murieta, CA$3,333$140,061Compare
Jamul, CA$3,501$152,748Compare
Discovery Bay, CA$3,029$147,117Compare
Citrus Park, AZ$2,863$141,026Compare
Citrus Park, AZDiscovery Bay, CAJamul, CARancho Murieta, CAAgua Dulce, CAAgua DulceRancho MurietaJamulCitrus ParkAgua DulceRancho MurietaJamulCitrus Park

Common questions

Is Agua Dulce a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Median rent is $3,501 a month, higher than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 655 California places. Public schools here have 25.2 students per teacher, more than in 99% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 19 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Agua Dulce expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 28.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $933,400.

What salary do you need to live in Agua Dulce?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $140,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Agua Dulce?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Rancho Murieta, CA, Jamul, CA, Discovery Bay, CA and Citrus Park, AZ.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Agua Dulce with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Agua Dulce itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/agua-dulce-california

Citytistics. “Agua Dulce, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/agua-dulce-california/

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