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Los Osos is a big small town of 14,166 people in San Luis Obispo County, California. It's about 9 miles from San Luis Obispo, CA and 117 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $806k and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,166people
$806kTypical home
$2,047/moRent
70° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,166
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,110 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Fresno, CA
- 9 mi to San Luis Obispo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $806k (≈$5,081/mo)
- Median rent $2,047/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°F
- Winter highs around 65°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
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 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 49
- 25% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to SBP airport
- 119 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 217 ft
- Right on the coast
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 130 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 267 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 105 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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