Living in Santa Susana, CA
Santa Susana is a small town of 1,235 people in Ventura County, California. It's about 22 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $669k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,235people
$669kTypical home
$2,317/moRent
93° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
34Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,235
- Part of a metro area
- About 982 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 22 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $669k (≈$4,216/mo)
- Median rent $2,317/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 67°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
- 34 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (919 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to BUR airport
- 18 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,155 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,688 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 263 bars within 25 mi
- 1,565 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 110 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.