Santa Clarita, California
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Santa Clarita.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Santa Clarita compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 229,021City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $119,926Incorporated place (ACS)53% above U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 211ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)111% above U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $721,000City limits (ACS)138% above U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $2,486City limits (ACS)84% above U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 5.3%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 35 min40% above U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 2838% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 127annualized per 100k · citywide79% below U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 944annualized per 100k · citywide69% below U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 90°F3.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 46°F12.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 13.4 in59% below U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 33124% above U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Santa Clarita with another city
Pacific weather, wildfire seasons, and housing scarcity dominate relocation tradeoffs. Roughly 331 sunny days a year give outdoor routines unusual calendar reliability. Average one-way commute time is about 35 minutes, and Walk Score estimates land around 28/100. Labor-market readings near 5.3% unemployment are neither boom nor bust by national standards. Violent-offense rates near 127 per 100k compare favorably with many peer metros, though local blocks still differ.
Santa Clarita, California counts about 229,021 residents inside the city limits. With median income around $119,926 and a cost index of 211, the market reads well above the national housing-cost baseline. A typical home near $721,000 and rents around $2,486 frame most shortlists.
Santa Clarita is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Santa Clarita with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Santa Clarita city, 1600000US0669088)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN060370000000003 (Los Angeles County, June 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00023130 VAN NUYS AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28