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Country around Shandon is a rural area of about 1,548 people in San Luis Obispo County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 34 miles from San Luis Obispo, CA and 84 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $467k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,548people
$467kTypical home
$1,771/moRent
90° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
46Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,548 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Fresno, CA
- 34 mi to San Luis Obispo, CA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $467k (≈$2,945/mo)
- Median rent $1,771/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 324 sunny days a year (215 totally clear)
- 41 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 46 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 28 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (240 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (776 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to SBP airport
- 85 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,732 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 96 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of California districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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