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Castaic is a small city of 17,999 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 34 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $792k and rent runs about $2k a month.
17,999people
$792kTypical home
$1,770/moRent
95° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
31Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,999
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,479 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 34 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $792k (≈$4,994/mo)
- Median rent $1,770/mo
- Median household income $130k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 333 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 32 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 31 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (539 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,118 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 39% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to BUR airport
- 25 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,519 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,266 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 596 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Los Angeles County: D+33 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk