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Santa Clarita is a mid-size city of 230,221 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 28 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $785k and rent runs about $3k a month.
230,221people
$785kTypical home
$2,544/moRent
94° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
33Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 230,221
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,127 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 28 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $785k (≈$4,948/mo)
- Median rent $2,544/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 333 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 32 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 33 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (176 per 100k)
- Low property crime (988 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to BUR airport
- 17 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,299 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,397 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 196 bars within 25 mi
- 1,058 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 33 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 72 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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