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Summerland is a small town of 1,348 people in Santa Barbara County, California. It's about 26 miles from Oxnard, CA and 73 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,348people
$2.0MTypical home
$2,131/moRent
82° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
330Sunny days
39Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,348
- Part of a metro area
- About 965 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 26 mi to Oxnard, CA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $2,131/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 39 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (417 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,224 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to SBA airport
- 72 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 59 ft
- Right on the coast
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 350 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 120 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
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.