City in California, United States

Palmdale

$495kMedian Home
353Sunny Days/yr
74°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation158kElevation2,657 ft
Quick Read

Four real seasons, with mostly dry year-round. Spring and fall feel like real transition seasons. Rain is less frequent but tends to come in heavier bursts. The air stays fairly dry through the year.

Palmdale is a city in northern Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city lies in the Antelope Valley of Southern California. The San Gabriel Mountains separate Palmdale from the Los Angeles Basin to the south.Wikipedia

Four seasonsNo real winterDry year-roundA Place to Call Home
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Where It Is

Location Context
Palmdale, California
Latitude34.58°
Longitude-118.12°
Population158k
Altitude2,657 ft

State Context

CaliforniaU.S. state

California is a state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With almost 40 million residents across an area of 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the largest state by population, third-largest state by area and the largest state economy in the U.S., with a GDP of approximately $4.3 trillion.Wikipedia

Income tax: 1.00% - 14.40%Avg sales tax: 8.85%Property tax: 0.69%Official school data available

About the Region

California

California contains multitudes in a way that makes any single characterization misleading. The Bay Area and Los Angeles operate as global city-states, with housing markets, income levels, and cultural gravity that put them in direct competition with London and Tokyo rather than with other American metros. Both have lost net domestic migrants to lower-cost states for most of the last decade — primarily to Texas, Arizona, and Nevada — though both also continue to be net draws for international migration and maintain labor markets of extraordinary depth and diversity.

But California's geography is vast. The Central Valley offers costs of living that rival the Midwest with driving distance to the Sierra Nevada; the North Coast is one of the most beautiful and least-crowded stretches of American coastline; and the smaller cities of the inland valleys represent genuinely different lifestyle profiles. For remote workers who can absorb the state income tax and housing cost, the combination of climate diversity, outdoor access, and cultural institution density remains difficult to replicate anywhere in the world.

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Nature Access

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City Profile

Urban Feel1,574/mi²residents
Median Age33 yrs
College Educated17%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home8%of workforce
Poverty Rate14%
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Cost of Living

Housing
$3k/mo
Median rent
$495k
Median home price
Rent burden40% of income
Household Income
$78k
Median annual
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Livability

Getting AroundMostly car-orientedSpread-out layout
Best available read from walkability, transit, and density signals

Mostly car-oriented day to day, and the urban form is relatively spread out for a city of its size.

Safety Score
62
Walk Score
19
School Rating
4.7/10
Internet
Fiber
7%
Cable
96%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
353
sunny days per year
97% of the year
Avg High Temp
74°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Dry air
34% warm season / 52% cool season
Comfort Score
78/100
Great
Temp Swing
39°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
11"
inches per year
Snowfall
1"
inches per year
Air Quality
57
Moderate AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
11" of rain per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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big seasonal humidity swing
Summer 34% · Winter 52% · Jul-Mar 29-58%
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Natural Hazard Risk

Flood Risk
moderate
FEMA classification
Wildfire Risk
minimal
FEMA rating
Poor Air Days
137 days
per year with AQI > 100
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Current Conditions

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