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San Fernando is a small city of 23,632 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 19 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $675k and rent runs about $2k a month.
23,632people
$675kTypical home
$1,748/moRent
89° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
38Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,632
- Part of a metro area
- About 9,955 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 19 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $675k (≈$4,255/mo)
- Median rent $1,748/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 333 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 32 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 38 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (389 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,055 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to BUR airport
- 7 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,106 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,230 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 405 bars within 25 mi
- 2,250 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 59 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 163 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
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