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Country around Creston is a rural area of about 1,142 people in San Luis Obispo County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 18 miles from San Luis Obispo, CA and 98 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $886k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,142people
$886kTypical home
$1,717/moRent
85° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,142 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Fresno, CA
- 18 mi to San Luis Obispo, CA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $886k (≈$5,585/mo)
- Median rent $1,717/mo
- Median household income $147k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 49 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 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 42
- 36% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to SBP airport
- 99 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,437 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 275 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 110 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of California districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.