Living in Pacifica, CA
Suburb in California
Pacifica is a suburb in California, home to about 38,000 people, with 3.1 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a fast pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Pacifica a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 20 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Mild summers: highs around 70°F
- Easy flying: SFO is 6 mi away
- Great outdoors: coast or a lake close by
👎 Cons
- Pricey housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $1.23M, and rent is $4,600 a month
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Key facts
Living in Pacifica: common questions
What is the cost of living in Pacifica?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $1.23M, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $4,600 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 116, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Pacifica?
California collects about $3,279 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.61% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Pacifica safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.5× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Pacifica?
Public schools in Pacifica test above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 23 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Pacifica?
Pacifica has mild winters: winter days average around 59°F and summer days around 70°F.
Does Pacifica get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from earthquakes and flooding: 7 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.11 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Pacifica?
The nearest major airport is SFO, about 6 mi away.
How Pacifica scores
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