Name: El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)

San Luis Obispo County gains about 0.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in10,128

Moved out9,981

Net+147

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Santa Barbara County, CA1,4711,244+227

Los Angeles County, CA919489+430

San Diego County, CA353446−93

Kern County, CA434296+138

Fresno County, CA390291+99

Santa Clara County, CA431213+218

Orange County, CA332311+21

Monterey County, CA259

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals

71%28%

Leavers

56%43%

Within CaliforniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$104K

Leavers$77K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of San Luis Obispo County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 3.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.5% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into San Luis Obispo County report $103,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $77,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $79,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,981 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,667 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $687,200.
Getting to work: 26 minutes each way on average; 11.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Cartersville, GA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
3.5%
39% below the median place
Income of households moving in8
$103,683
47% above the median place
Moved from another state1
1.5%
23% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	3.5%	39% below
Moved from another state1County figure	1.5%	23% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure	0.7	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure	$103,683	47% above
Income of households moving out8County figure	$77,168	10% above

What it costs to live here

The median rent takes 25.8% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 83% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)25.8%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$79,240

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

25.8%

26% above the median place

Home price to income

7.5x

96% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

26%

just under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$67,400

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), $1,981 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.3 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), but easier on the budget

Places that match El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

Place	Match	Rent to income	More left a year
Cartersville, GA	95	17.5% vs 25.8%	$3,700	Compare
Hanahan, SC	94	19.3% vs 25.8%	$5,600	Compare
Dixon, CA	94	21.7% vs 25.8%	$11,700	Compare
Sanford, NC	92	21.9% vs 25.8%	n/a	Compare

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Median home value1
$687,200
115% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
60.1%
19% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,667
42% above the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,981	45% above
Rent to income1	25.8%	26% above
Property tax rate1	0.7%	26% below
Home price to income1	7.5x	96% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	108.6	8% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$2,720	68% above
HUD area median income4County figure	$129,600	21% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$4,600	41% above
Median home value1	$687,200	115% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	3.3%	3% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	47.5%	8% below
Homeownership1	61.3%	8% below
Renters paying 30%+1	60.1%	19% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$2,667	42% above
Vacant homes1	7.2%	2% above
Median year built1	1987	0% above

Work and pay

Unemployment is 6.3%, 28% above the median place.

Unemployment1
6.3%
28% above the median place
Median household income1
$92,228
15% above the median place
Poverty rate1
13.1%
21% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$44,628 +11%

Works from home11.4% −9%

Mean commute26 min +3%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	Vs median
Median household income1	$92,228	15% above
Income per person1	$44,628	11% above
Unemployment1	6.3%	28% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$64,561	2% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	5.3%	43% above
Jobs6County figure	121,634	19% below
Poverty rate1	13.1%	21% above
Mean commute1	26 min	3% above
Works from home1	11.4%	9% below
Commutes by transit1County figure	0.6%	32% below

Who lives here

High school or higher is 88.0%, 5% below the median place.

High school or higher1
88.0%
5% below the median place
Born abroad1
15.2%
72% above the median place
No health insurance1
9.2%
44% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband94.4% +2%

Household size2.6 +4%

Bachelor's or higher29.7% −7%

Median age38.7 −1%

All 9 people measures

Measure	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	Vs median
Population1	31,446	1470th largest
Population change since 20207	0.4%	63% below
Median age1	38.7	1% below
Bachelor's or higher1	29.7%	7% below
High school or higher1	88.0%	5% below
Household size1	2.6	4% above
Born abroad1	15.2%	72% above
No health insurance1	9.2%	44% above
Homes with broadband1	94.4%	2% above

Life in El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)

OpenStreetMap shows 0.3 libraries per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 83% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

38 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents8.9 −12%

Playgrounds per 10k15.9 +69%

Grocery stores per 10k1.6 −25%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k33.1 3.0×

Libraries per 10k0.3 −63%

Named paths and bike trails9 km 4.4×

Bus and rail stops per sq mi1.3 6.0×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

Pinnacles National Park 65 miles
Hain Wilderness 66 miles
Cesar E. Chavez National Monument 121 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars30.9 +49%

Shops38.3 +26%

Arts, recreation and fitness5.5 +34%

Doctors' offices and clinics30.9 +53%

Child care centers3.6 +57%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site11
65.2
112% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k9
30.9
49% above the median place
Students per teacher14
21.2
38% above the median place

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	Vs median
Public schools14County figure	82	above (median 9)
Public school students14County figure	32,720	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher14County figure	21.2	38% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure	30.9	49% above
Shops per 10k9County figure	38.3	26% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure	5.5	34% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure	30.9	53% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure	3.6	57% above
Parks per 10k10	8.9	12% below
Playgrounds per 10k10	15.9	69% above
Grocery stores per 10k10	1.6	25% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10	33.1	197% above
Libraries per 10k10	0.3	63% below
Named paths and bike trails10	8.8	340% above
Transit stops per sq mi10	1.3	above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site11	65.2	112% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11	0	below (median 2)
National Register listings12County figure	38	192% above

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 348, 81% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k

348

81% above the median place

Property crime per 100k

1,542

27% above the median place

Months reported

12 of 12

by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Tornado risk16
6.1
92% below the median place
Wildfire risk16
98.3
61% above the median place
Annual precipitation15
17.1 in
61% below the median place

All 10 weather and risk measures

Measure	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	Vs median
July average high15County figure	88°F	1% above
January average low15County figure	38°F	51% above
Average temperature15County figure	60°F	9% above
Annual precipitation15County figure	17.1 in	61% below
Natural hazard risk16County figure	95.9	4% above
Tornado risk16County figure	6.1	92% below
Wildfire risk16County figure	98.3	61% above
Heat wave risk16County figure	78.7	13% below
Median air quality index17County figure	50	16% above
Good air days17County figure	52.3%	24% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2019 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 24.0% to 25.8% of the median income.

Population estimate

Up 0.4% from 2020 to 2025.

Median home value

Up 50.7% from 2019 to 2024.

Median gross rent

Up 58.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 47.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$67,600

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 47% of places

Pay vs rent

-1.6 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 30% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Affordability trend

+1.8 pts

rent share of income, 2019 to 2024 (24.0% to 25.8%)

Rent vs fundamentals Experimental

against places with the same traits in this market

Growth

of 100 on population and income growth

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 26% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 26% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) does better than 11% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 58%.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,981/mo (2024)	$2,590/mo	$2,130 to $3,160/mo	+4.6%
Median household income	$92,228 (2024)	$119,000	$100,500 to $140,500	+4.3%
Median home value	$687,200 (2024)	$991,000	$719,000 to $1,365,000	+6.3%
Population	31,626 (2025)	31,890	30,590 to 33,240	+0.2%

The median home would be worth 8.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 7.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Richmond, CA	$1,960	$95,391	Compare
Covina, CA	$1,931	$98,671	Compare
Lakeside, CA	$2,016	$96,447	Compare
Escondido, CA	$2,046	$91,967	Compare

Nearby

Compare El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) with

Places built like El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) performs against places like it.

Place	Rent to income	Income growth	Pop. change
El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	25.8%	8.1%/yr	0.4%
Mount Vernon, WA	22.2%	4.1%/yr	-0.1%	Compare
McMinnville, OR	22.5%	6.3%/yr	0.7%	Compare
Keizer, OR	20.1%	5.6%/yr	-0.6%	Compare
Atascadero, CA	24.3%	2.8%/yr	-1.1%	Compare
Kihei, HI	28.0%	2.2%/yr	n/a	Compare
Puyallup, WA	22.2%	6.0%/yr	-0.7%	Compare

Common questions

Is El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 21 out of 100, better than 21% of the places we rate and 328th of 654 in California. 60% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 84% of the 986 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track. Homeowners pay a median of about 0.7% of home value a year in property tax, less than in 76% of the 912 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 14 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 25.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $687,200.

What salary do you need to live in El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $79,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) safe?

There were 348 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Richmond, CA, Covina, CA, Lakeside, CA and Escondido, CA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/el-paso-de-robles-paso-robles-california

Citytistics. “El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/el-paso-de-robles-paso-robles-california/

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