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Pepperdine University is a small town of 3,087 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 17 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $980k and rent runs about $3k a month.
3,087people
$980kTypical home
$2,547/moRent
82° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
34Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,087
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,738 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 17 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $980k (≈$6,178/mo)
- Median rent $2,547/mo
- Median household income $199k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 67°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 (539 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,118 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 20
- 37% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 83% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 74% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 29% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to LAX airport
- 19 mi to LAX (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 400 ft
- Right on the coast
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,031 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 297 bars within 25 mi
- 1,669 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 41 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 103 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.