San Luis Obispo, CA

Name: San Luis Obispo, California
Address: San Luis Obispo, CA

6 neighborhoods · 63,198 residents · California

47/100

Safety Score

Affordability

$69K

Median Income

$872K

Median Home Value

Is San Luis Obispo, CA a Good Place to Live?

San Luis Obispo receives an overall livability grade of C (47/100), suggesting room for improvement compared to other areas in California. Safety scores C (45/100). Affordability scores C (44/100) with a median household income of $69,175 and median home values around $872,200.

About 33.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the unemployment rate is 15.9%. 40% of housing is owner-occupied. The median age is 26.

$1,843

Median Rent/mo

33.2%

College Educated

15.9%

Unemployment

40%

Owner-Occupied

Median Age

63,198

Population

Zip Codes

San Luis Obispo

County

6 zip codes · hover for score · click to view

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Neighborhoods in San Luis Obispo

#	Zip	Overall	Safety	Afford.	Income	Home $	Pop.
1	93401San Luis Obispo Co.	72 B+	75	66	$90K	$881K	28,773
2	93407San Luis Obispo Co.	50 C+	41	—	—	—	309
3	93410San Luis Obispo Co.	50 C+	41	—	—	—	6,523
4	93408San Luis Obispo Co.	41 C	41	—	—	—	11
5	93405San Luis Obispo Co.	38 D	30	23	$48K	$864K	24,991
6	93409San Luis Obispo Co.	30 D	41	—	—	—	2,591

Scores are percentile-based (0–100) derived from US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates) and FBI crime data. A score of 80 means this area ranks better than 80% of all US locations on that metric.