Best PlacesLompoc, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lompoc, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Lompoc ranks 1,450th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lompoc
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Lompoc's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lompoc ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 215 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of cities
- BikingBetter than 89% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of cities
Where Lompoc ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of cities
- Cheap childcare$1,613 a month, better than only 10% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 14% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Lompoc
A household needs to earn about $119,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lompoc home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $82,144, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Lompoc's effective rate of 0.58%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lompoc
Lompoc runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lompoc.
Who works in Lompoc, and how
Work in Lompoc centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Lompoc
Lompoc has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of cities and more parkland per resident than 84% of cities. The coast is about 18 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Lompoc and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lompoc, month by month
Lompoc sees roughly 215 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 71 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 52° | 40° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 45° |
| July | 71° | 61° | 54° |
| October | 76° | 60° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Lompoc
The nearest airport, Santa Maria Public/Capt G Allan Hancock Field, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bob Hope, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lompoc
Schools across Lompoc average a C−, better than 23% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Vista De Las CrucesA+ · 75% proficient
- Crestview ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Buena Vista ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Vandenberg MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Lompoc Valley MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Cabrillo HighA− · 65% proficient
- Lompoc HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lompoc school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lompoc measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Lompoc against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Lompoc suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Lompoc
Is Lompoc a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lompoc ranks 1,450th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on clean air, the weather, and walkability, and lowest on education levels and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lompoc expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $470,147. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $82,144 median income, cost of living beats 14% of cities.
Is Lompoc safe?
Lompoc is safer than 17% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $462 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Lompoc?
July highs average about 71 degrees, and January highs near 67 with lows near 40. That works out to about 215 pleasant days a year, more than 92% of cities.
Is Lompoc good for families?
Schools beat 23% of cities, crime safety beats 17%, and childcare runs $1,613 a month.
Compare Lompoc with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lompoc. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lompoc represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Lompoc detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lompoc: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lompoc: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lompoc: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lompoc: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lompoc detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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