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Arroyo Grande is a small city of 18,372 people in San Luis Obispo County, California. It's about 11 miles from San Luis Obispo, CA and 123 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $814k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,372people
$814kTypical home
$2,173/moRent
74° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,372
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,093 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Fresno, CA
- 11 mi to San Luis Obispo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $814k (≈$5,134/mo)
- Median rent $2,173/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 324 sunny days a year (215 totally clear)
- 41 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (138 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (587 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to SBP airport
- 124 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 141 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 121 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 326 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 140 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Luis Obispo County: D+11 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk