Hot desert
Sun Village, California
Los Angeles County, California · Population 11k · 2,736 ft elevation
Living in Sun Village
Sun Village has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 100°F) and mild winters (January lows around 39°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 7″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (84% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 74, with about 98 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sun Village is an outdoor hub: about 37% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,000 ft around town.
Sun Village at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 2,736 ft
- Average daily high
- 79°F87th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 7″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,763 hrs97th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7498th percentile
- Median home value
- $348k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,650/mo74th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k42th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.73%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 40 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 37%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,003 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61°F | 39°F | 1.2″ | 0.2″ | 238 hrs |
| Feb | 64°F | 40°F | 1.6″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Mar | 70°F | 44°F | 1.0″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Apr | 76°F | 47°F | 0.3″ | — | 318 hrs |
| May | 85°F | 54°F | 0.3″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jun | 94°F | 62°F | 0.0″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Jul | 100°F | 69°F | 0.1″ | — | 409 hrs |
| Aug | 99°F | 68°F | 0.1″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Sep | 93°F | 63°F | 0.2″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Oct | 81°F | 54°F | 0.3″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Nov | 69°F | 44°F | 0.5″ | 0.2″ | 257 hrs |
| Dec | 59°F | 38°F | 1.1″ | 0.6″ | 232 hrs |
Near Sun Village
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Largest places in California
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology