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New Cuyama is a tiny town of 555 people in Santa Barbara County, California. It's about 43 miles from Santa Maria, CA and 97 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $2k a month.
555people
$217kTypical home
$2,131/moRent
95° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
330Sunny days
33Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 555
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 878 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 43 mi to Santa Maria, CA
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,365/mo)
- Median rent $2,131/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 330 sunny days a year (198 totally clear)
- 35 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 33 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (417 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,224 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to SBA airport
- 91 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,179 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of California districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.