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Atascadero is a small city of 29,712 people in San Luis Obispo County, California. It's about 15 miles from San Luis Obispo, CA and 103 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $717k and rent runs about $2k a month.
29,712people
$717kTypical home
$1,854/moRent
78° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 29,712
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,140 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Fresno, CA
- 15 mi to San Luis Obispo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $717k (≈$4,518/mo)
- Median rent $1,854/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 324 sunny days a year (215 totally clear)
- 41 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (147 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (720 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to SBP airport
- 104 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,109 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 121 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 303 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 118 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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