Rankings · How Pacifica ranks in CA
Pacifica ranks #27 in California for conserved land
Pacifica 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 13.
Lists ranked on
34
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #27 most conserved land
Top-quarter finishes
13
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Outdoors
Top 6% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Cooler summers than 98% of California
Not better or worse, just Pacifica’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Cooler summers than 98% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
67.5° July high
Steadier prices than 97% of CA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+19.0% in home prices, 5 years
Fewer homes per newcomer than 95% of CA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
21.6 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Wetter than 84% of CA towns
DrierWetter
27 in of rain + melted snow a year
Milder winters than 81% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
45.1° January low
Fewer kids than 80% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
18.2% of residents are under 18
Older than 75% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
44.6 median age
More seniors than 70% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
20.4% of residents are 65+
More vacation homes than 56% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.8% of homes are seasonal
Next door
Pacifica out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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.
Daly CitySan BrunoSouth San FranciscoPacifica
Pacifica leadsNeighbor leadsEvenNot ranked
Where it shines
The lists Pacifica does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Pacifica marked.
At a glance
Pacifica lands in the top half on 17 of 23 lists
Each dot is Pacifica’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Pacifica does best come first.
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