San Luis Obispo County, California — cities by momentum

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11 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

11
Cities tracked
182,718
Combined population
$945,182
Median home (county)
8
Rising / Hot

San Luis Obispo County, California has 11 tracked cities with a combined population of 182,718. The median home value across these cities is $945,182.

The highest-momentum city in the county is Nipomo, with a composite score of 74 (Rising) — median home $942,651, +3.3% year over year.

The most affordable city tracked here is Oceano at $680,845.

Nipomo

pop 18,176
74
Rising$942,651 · +3.3%

Oceano

pop 7,183
72
Rising$680,845 · +3.1%

San Luis Obispo

pop 49,729
71
Rising$1,101,682 · +2.2%

Los Osos

pop 14,465
70
Rising$878,079 · +1.9%

Templeton

pop 8,386
70
Rising$945,182 · +1.6%

Pismo Beach

pop 7,984
69
Rising$1,116,118 · +2.7%

Atascadero

pop 29,743
64
Rising$783,952 · +2.4%

Cambria

pop 5,678
64
Rising$1,008,576 · +0.9%

Grover Beach

pop 12,534
61
Stable$775,105 · +0.0%

Arroyo Grande

pop 18,249
60
Stable$1,037,533 · -0.5%

Morro Bay

pop 10,591
57
Stable$958,983 · -0.8%

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
60° / 41°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
82° / 60°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
258
~71% of year
Annual precip
22″ rain
8″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Very low
Wildfire
Very high
Earthquake
Very high
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.