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Lompoc is a small city of 43,646 people in Santa Barbara County, California. It's about 19 miles from Santa Maria, CA and 126 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $473k and rent runs about $2k a month.
43,646people
$473kTypical home
$1,589/moRent
73° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
282Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 43,646
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,755 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 19 mi to Santa Maria, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $473k (≈$2,982/mo)
- Median rent $1,589/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 282 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 83 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 47 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (406 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,059 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to SMX airport
- 125 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 82 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 130 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 150 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 64 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Santa Barbara County: D+27 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk