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Lancaster is a mid-size city of 169,169 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 48 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $447k and rent runs about $2k a month.
169,169people
$447kTypical home
$1,764/moRent
98° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
28Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 169,169
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,794 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 48 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $447k (≈$2,816/mo)
- Median rent $1,764/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 333 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 32 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 28 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 36 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (765 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,599 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 38% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to BUR airport
- 35 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,339 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 235 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 93 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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