Arroyo Grande.
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California·San Luis Obispo County
4 tracts·17K people·$814K median·2,790/mi²
White 68 · Hispanic 21 · Multiracial 7 · Asian 4 · Other 0 · Black 0
Married couple 55 · Living alone 30 · Other 15
San Luis Obispo 12 · Arroyo Grande 10 · Santa Maria 9 · Pismo Beach 5 · Grover Beach 5 · Elsewhere 59
Health 26 · Manufacturing 21 · Leisure 16 · Retail 15 · Professional 14 · Public admin 4 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 47 · Sales · office 23 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 9 · Production · transport 3
Drive alone 70 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 12 · Bike 3 · Walk 2 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Arroyo Grande is $814,200 (Census ACS) — 1.8× the US median of $458,812.
Arroyo Grande has 18,372 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 45.8; the population is 67.7% White, 21.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% Multiracial, 3.8% Asian, 0.4% Other and 0.3% Black; the average household has 2.4 people; 45.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 4.8% (Census ACS).
Ocean View Elementary (72%) and Harloe Elementary (55%) lead the elementary schools; Paulding Middle is the middle school with reported scores (50%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,173/month, 38% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Arroyo Grande is $102,553 a year, 19% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Arroyo Grande, median rent is $2,173/month and the median home value is $814,200 (Census ACS).
Arroyo Grande reported 4.5 violent crimes and 11.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 70°F; winter lows average 42°F; there are 226 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 18 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Arroyo Grande are inland flooding (99), wildfire (96) and landslide (94), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.43g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Arroyo Grande scores 11.2 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2.5% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).