City Spotlight: Santa Monica California

City Spotlight: Santa Monica California

Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is bordered on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and Venice on the southeast. Santa Monica is home to executives and Hollywood celebrities amongst others and it is a mixture of affluent, single-family neighborhoods, renters, surfers, young professionals, and students. 

There are 16 public schools in Santa Monica and a total of 8,313 public schools in California. There are 16 private schools in Santa Monica and a total of 3,445 private schools in California. There are 7 post-secondary schools in Santa Monica and a total of 1,086 post-secondary schools in California. The student to teacher ratio in Santa Monica for public schools is 20:1, which is 1.7% greater than the California student to teacher ratio and 25.1% greater than the National student to teacher ratio.

The income per capita in Santa Monica is 92.3% greater than the California average and 126.3% greater than the National average. The median household income in Santa Monica is 6.8% greater than the California average and 31.6% greater than the National average. The median household income in Santa Monica for owner occupied housing is 121.3% greater than the median household income for renter occupied housing in Santa Monica.

The highest average temperature in Santa Monica is August at 69 degrees. The coldest average temperature in Santa Monica is December at 55.8 degrees. The most monthly precipitation in Santa Monica occurs in January with 3.9 inches. The Santa Monica weather information is based on the average of the previous 3-7 years of data.

The median home value in Santa Monica is 119.6% greater than the California average and 391.7% greater than the National average. The median price asked for homes in Santa Monica is 123.4% greater than the California average and 401.1% greater than the National average. The median rental rates in Santa Monica is 16% greater than the California average and 74.5% greater than the National average.

There are a total of 3 airports within 30 miles of Santa Monica and a total of 11 Amtrak train stations within 30 miles of the city center. The average travel time to work in Santa Monica is 3.4% less than the California average and 7.7% greater than the National average. The number of people who take public transportation in Santa Monica is 66.8% greater than the California average and 123.3% greater than the National average. The number of people who carpool to work in Santa Monica is 61.1% less than the California average and 52.4% less than the National average. The number of people who work from home in Santa Monica is 80% greater than the California average and 165.6% greater than the National average.