Living in Lompoc, CA
Small city in California
Lompoc is a small city in California, home to about 44,000 people, with 250,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Lompoc a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Mild summers: highs around 72°F
- Great outdoors: hills or mountains nearby
- Sunny: more sunshine and clearer skies than most places
- Low natural disaster risk: 13 federally declared disasters since 2000
👎 Cons
- Fewer graduates: 13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Smaller job market: about 250,000 people live within 31 mi
- Few top-rated hospitals: no 4–5★ hospital within 31 mi
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
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Key facts
Living in Lompoc: common questions
What is the cost of living in Lompoc?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $580k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $4,080 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 109, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Lompoc?
California collects about $3,279 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.59% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Lompoc safe?
Violent crime is well above the national rate (1.8× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Lompoc?
Lompoc has mild winters: winter days average around 64°F and summer days around 72°F.
Does Lompoc get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding and earthquakes: 13 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.27 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Lompoc?
The nearest major airport is BUR, about 124 mi away.
How Lompoc scores
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