Living in Los Banos, CA
Small city in California
Los Banos is a small city in California, home to about 47,000 people, with 335,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are mostly houses with yards.
Is Los Banos a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Sunny: more sunshine and clearer skies than most places
- Low natural disaster risk: 6 federally declared disasters since 2000
- Great outdoors: hills or mountains nearby
- Safe: violent crime is 0.9× the US rate (FBI 2019)
👎 Cons
- Fewer graduates: 13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
- Smaller job market: about 335,000 people live within 31 mi
- Few top-rated hospitals: no 4–5★ hospital within 31 mi
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Key facts
Living in Los Banos: common questions
What is the cost of living in Los Banos?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $421k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,070 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 98, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Los Banos?
California collects about $3,279 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.68% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Los Banos safe?
Violent crime is close to the national rate (0.9× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Los Banos?
Los Banos has mild winters: winter days average around 58°F and summer days around 93°F.
Does Los Banos get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from earthquakes and flooding: 6 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.58 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Los Banos?
The nearest major airport is SJC, about 63 mi away.
How Los Banos scores
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