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Cayucos is a small town of 2,427 people in San Luis Obispo County, California. It's about 17 miles from San Luis Obispo, CA and 111 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,427people
$1.0MTypical home
$1,571/moRent
70° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
44Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,427
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 783 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Fresno, CA
- 17 mi to San Luis Obispo, CA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,381/mo)
- Median rent $1,571/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°F
- Winter highs around 65°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
- 44 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days 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 59
- 16% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SBP airport
- 113 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 69 ft
- Right on the coast
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 132 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 286 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 99 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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