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Orcutt is a small city of 31,454 people in Santa Barbara County, California. It's about 5 miles from Santa Maria, CA and 129 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $625k and rent runs about $2k a month.
31,454people
$625kTypical home
$2,193/moRent
73° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
282Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 31,454
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,906 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 5 mi to Santa Maria, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $625k (≈$3,938/mo)
- Median rent $2,193/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 282 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 83 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 47 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (417 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,224 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to SMX airport
- 126 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 449 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 120 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 238 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 98 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 33 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