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El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) is a small city of 31,446 people in San Luis Obispo County, California. It's about 25 miles from San Luis Obispo, CA and 93 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $687k and rent runs about $2k a month.
31,446people
$687kTypical home
$1,981/moRent
90° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
46Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 31,446
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,579 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Fresno, CA
- 25 mi to San Luis Obispo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $687k (≈$4,333/mo)
- Median rent $1,981/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 61°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
- 46 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 23 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 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to SBP airport
- 95 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 968 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 118 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 175 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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