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Santa Monica is a mid-size city of 91,169 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 5 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.8M and rent runs about $2k a month.
91,169people
$1.8MTypical home
$2,402/moRent
70° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
34Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 91,169
- Part of a metro area
- About 10,842 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 5 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.8M (≈$11k/mo)
- Median rent $2,402/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°F
- Winter highs around 63°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
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (618 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,002 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 15% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to LAX airport
- 7 mi to LAX (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 23% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 30 ft
- Right on the coast
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 85 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6,388 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 525 bars within 25 mi
- 2,882 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 65 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 178 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 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