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Santa Maria is a mid-size city of 110,462 people in Santa Barbara County, California. It's part of the Santa Maria, CA area. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $532k and rent runs about $2k a month.
110,462people
$532kTypical home
$1,925/moRent
74° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
282Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 110,462
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,843 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- In the Santa Maria, CA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $532k (≈$3,353/mo)
- Median rent $1,925/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 65°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
- Above-average violent crime (617 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,741 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 47% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to SMX airport
- 129 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 213 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 284 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 123 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 29 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