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About Lompoc
City in California, United StatesLompoc ( LOM-poke; Chumashan Purisimeño: lumpo'o̥) is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Located on the Central Coast, its population was 43,834 as of July 2021. Lompoc has been inhabited for thousands of years by the Chumash people, who called the area lumpo'o̥, meaning 'lagoon' in the local Purisimeño language. The Spanish called the area Lompoco after Fermín de Lasuén had established Misión La Purísima in 1787. In 1837, the Mexican government sold the area as the Rancho Lompoc land grant. After the U.S. conquest of California, multiple settlers acquired the Lompoc Valley, including William Welles Hollister, who sold the land around the mission to the Lompoc Valley…
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Housing in Lompoc
The typical Lompoc home is worth about $595,000, up 3.6% in a year, 22% below the California typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Lompoc
Safety Grade C-
Lompoc reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 76% report less.
Schools in Lompoc
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The public schools Lompoc’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 67% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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