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Blacklake is a tiny town of 983 people in San Luis Obispo County, California. It's about 10 miles from Santa Maria, CA and 127 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $826k and rent runs about $2k a month.
983people
$826kTypical home
$2,198/moRent
73° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 983
- Part of a metro area
- About 941 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Fresno, CA
- 10 mi to Santa Maria, CA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $826k (≈$5,206/mo)
- Median rent $2,198/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 64°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
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (240 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (776 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 70
- 14% of households have kids
- 48% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to SMX airport
- 128 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 367 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 120 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 260 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 119 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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
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.