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Nipomo is a small city of 17,516 people in San Luis Obispo County, California. It's about 7 miles from Santa Maria, CA and 127 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $724k and rent runs about $2k a month.
17,516people
$724kTypical home
$2,106/moRent
74° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,516
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,162 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Fresno, CA
- 7 mi to Santa Maria, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $724k (≈$4,564/mo)
- Median rent $2,106/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 64°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
- 50 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 38
- 40% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to SMX airport
- 128 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 367 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 252 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 116 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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