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Los Ranchos is a small town of 1,467 people in San Luis Obispo County, California. It's about 4 miles from San Luis Obispo, CA and 118 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,467people
$1.2MTypical home
$1,992/moRent
77° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,467
- Part of a metro area
- About 508 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Fresno, CA
- 4 mi to San Luis Obispo, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,850/mo)
- Median rent $1,992/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 324 sunny days a year (215 totally clear)
- 41 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 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 53
- 29% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to SBP airport
- 119 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 289 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 121 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 271 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 105 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.