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Malibu is a big small town of 10,421 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 20 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.
10,421people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
83° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
34Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,421
- Part of a metro area
- About 525 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 20 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $194k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 333 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 32 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 34 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (563 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,025 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 21% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to LAX airport
- 21 mi to LAX (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 154 ft
- Right on the coast
- 159 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,930 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 205 bars within 25 mi
- 1,220 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 80 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
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