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Los Alamos is a small town of 1,163 people in Santa Barbara County, California. It's about 16 miles from Santa Maria, CA and 117 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $831k and rent runs about $3k a month.
1,163people
$831kTypical home
$2,882/moRent
73° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
282Sunny days
41Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,163
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,287 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 16 mi to Santa Maria, CA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $831k (≈$5,242/mo)
- Median rent $2,882/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 282 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 83 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 41 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (417 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,224 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 25% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SMX airport
- 115 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 587 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 118 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of California districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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