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Cambria is a big small town of 5,978 people in San Luis Obispo County, California. It's about 31 miles from San Luis Obispo, CA and 111 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $930k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,978people
$930kTypical home
$1,924/moRent
78° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
216Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,978
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 710 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Fresno, CA
- 31 mi to San Luis Obispo, CA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $930k (≈$5,866/mo)
- Median rent $1,924/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 47 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (240 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (776 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 16% of households have kids
- 43% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to SBP airport
- 114 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 331 ft
- Right on the coast
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 142 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 176 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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