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Solvang is a big small town of 6,034 people in Santa Barbara County, California. It's about 29 miles from Santa Maria, CA and 106 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $950k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,034people
$950kTypical home
$1,666/moRent
86° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
282Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,034
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,488 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 29 mi to Santa Maria, CA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $950k (≈$5,988/mo)
- Median rent $1,666/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 282 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 83 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (205 per 100k)
- Low property crime (911 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 17% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to SBA airport
- 105 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 499 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 118 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 202 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 85 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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