Los Banos
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About Los Banos
City in California, United StatesLos Banos ( lohss BAN-ohss), alternatively Los Baños ( lohss BAN-yohss), is a city in Merced County, California, United States. It is located in the San Joaquin Valley in Central California, near the junction of State Route 152 and Interstate 5. Its population was 45,532 at the 2020 census, up from 35,972 at the 2010 census. The city is served by Los Banos Municipal Airport for air transport access.
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Housing in Los Banos
The typical Los Banos home is worth about $461,000, down 1.7% in a year, 40% below the California typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Los Banos
Safety Grade C+
Los Banos reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 63% report less. Within California, it does better than 61% of towns.
Work & commute in Los Banos
Full picture →About one in 5 of Los Banos’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Merced (4%), San Jose (4%) and Modesto (4%). Half commute less than 42 miles.
Health in Los Banos
Health Grade C
Healthier than 28% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with California
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Los Banos
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Los Banos
Full climate →Los Banos has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 40°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Los Banos
All Los Banos schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Los Banos’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 80% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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