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Morro Bay is a big small town of 10,692 people in San Luis Obispo County, California. It's about 13 miles from San Luis Obispo, CA and 115 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 67°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $918k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,692people
$918kTypical home
$1,858/moRent
67° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
42Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,692
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,003 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Fresno, CA
- 13 mi to San Luis Obispo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $918k (≈$5,790/mo)
- Median rent $1,858/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 67°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
- 42 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 (198 per 100k)
- Low property crime (968 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 16% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to SBP airport
- 117 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 217 ft
- Right on the coast
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 132 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 307 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 102 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 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