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San Luis Obispo is a small city of 48,491 people in San Luis Obispo County, California. It's part of the San Luis Obispo, CA area. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $935k and rent runs about $2k a month.
48,491people
$935kTypical home
$1,965/moRent
78° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
324Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 48,491
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,555 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Fresno, CA
- In the San Luis Obispo, CA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $935k (≈$5,897/mo)
- Median rent $1,965/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 324 sunny days a year (215 totally clear)
- 41 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 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
- About average violent crime (343 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,000 per 100k)
People
- Median age 26
- 14% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 33% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to SBP airport
- 117 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 174 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 273 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 109 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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