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Ballard is a tiny town of 863 people in Santa Barbara County, California. It's about 28 miles from Santa Maria, CA and 106 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.7M and rent runs about $2k a month.
863people
$1.7MTypical home
$2,347/moRent
87° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
282Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 863
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 309 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 28 mi to Santa Maria, CA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.7M (≈$11k/mo)
- Median rent $2,347/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 282 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 83 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (417 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,224 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 34% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to SBA airport
- 104 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 705 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 115 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 202 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 85 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Santa Barbara County: D+27 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.