Rankings · How Atascadero ranks in CA
Atascadero ranks #67 in California for safety
Atascadero is ranked on 34 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Lists ranked on
34
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #67 safest
Top-quarter finishes
3
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Schools
Top 15% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Atascadero does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Atascadero marked.
At a glance
Atascadero lands in the top half on 13 of 22 lists
Each dot is Atascadero’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Atascadero does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
SafetySafety →
Safest#67/411 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#166/843 HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#241/844Most active#255/844Healthiest#339/844Lowest obesity#346/844Fewest smokers#424/844Closest to a top hospital#559/844Lowest depression#680/844 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#145/438 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#146/422Cheapest rent#389/830Most affordable#486/835Lowest property tax#510/835 People
Most educated#398/844 What kind of place
Colder winters than 86% of California
Not better or worse, just Atascadero’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Colder winters than 86% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
37.7° January low
Shorter growing season than 81% of CA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
238 days between frosts
More homes per newcomer than 78% of CA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.2 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
More vacation homes than 77% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
2.5% of homes are seasonal
Wetter than 69% of CA towns
DrierWetter
20 in of rain + melted snow a year
Faster-rising prices than 67% of CA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+49.1% in home prices, 5 years
Cooler summers than 62% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
86.1° July high
More seniors than 61% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
18.5% of residents are 65+
Fewer kids than 59% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21% of residents are under 18
Older than 58% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
40.4 median age
Next door
Atascadero out-ranks 0 of its 1 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.