Metro area · CBSA 42020
San Luis Obispo
The San Luis Obispo, CA metro area has 281,555 people. Median rent is $1,992, 24.5% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in San Luis Obispo County at $2,720. Of the 23 places we track here, California Polytechnic State University has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$97,446
Median home value
$824,700
Unemployment
5.5%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$2,720
HUD, San Luis Obispo County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Obispo | 48,491 | $1,965 | 32.0% |
| El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) | 31,446 | $1,981 | 25.8% |
| Atascadero | 29,712 | $1,854 | 24.3% |
| Arroyo Grande | 18,372 | $2,173 | 25.4% |
| Nipomo | 17,516 | $2,106 | 23.0% |
| Los Osos | 14,166 | $2,047 | 22.5% |
| Grover Beach | 12,604 | $2,061 | 28.6% |
| Morro Bay | 10,692 | $1,858 | 23.3% |
| Templeton | 9,580 | $2,533 | 26.0% |
| Pismo Beach | 8,014 | $2,232 | 22.7% |
| California Polytechnic State University | 7,915 | $1,992 | 13.0% |
| Oceano | 7,128 | $1,584 | 26.5% |
| Cambria | 5,978 | $1,924 | 23.3% |
| Lake Nacimiento | 3,339 | $1,793 | 23.5% |
| San Miguel | 3,227 | $1,791 | 22.5% |
| Cayucos | 2,427 | $1,571 | 21.6% |
| Callender | 2,230 | $2,540 | 22.4% |
| Woodlands | 2,061 | $2,875 | 25.3% |
| Los Ranchos | 1,467 | $1,992 | 19.6% |
| Avila Beach | 1,303 | $1,878 | 23.1% |
| Shandon | 1,169 | $1,851 | 20.7% |
| Santa Margarita | 1,149 | $1,992 | 24.5% |
| Blacklake | 983 | $2,403 | 29.0% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.