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Santa Paula is a small city of 31,376 people in Ventura County, California. It's about 13 miles from Oxnard, CA and 44 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $611k and rent runs about $2k a month.
31,376people
$611kTypical home
$1,736/moRent
81° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
330Sunny days
36Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 31,376
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,674 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 13 mi to Oxnard, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $611k (≈$3,854/mo)
- Median rent $1,736/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 330 sunny days a year (198 totally clear)
- 35 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 36 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (337 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (656 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 39% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to BUR airport
- 42 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 292 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 665 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 271 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 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
- Ventura County: D+15 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk