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Santa Margarita, California houses and real estate market data.
Houses in Santa Margarita, CA (San Luis Obispo County) — market data for Santa Margarita houses and the whole local market.
Census-designated place · Census GEOID 0669182
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Santa Margarita, CA is a Census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California — this guide covers houses in Santa Margarita and the whole local market: resale homes, condos, land, and new construction.
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Open map pin ↗ · 35.389426, -120.608159
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Santa Margarita market snapshot
Place type
Census-designated place
County
San Luis Obispo County
Map pin
35.389426, -120.608159
Census GEOID
0669182
Land area
0.52 sq mi
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Census-designated place
The U.S. Census Bureau lists Santa Margarita as a Census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California — a settled community that is not an incorporated city, town, or village. This page uses the same /california/santa-margarita/ guide pattern as incorporated places.
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County guide: San Luis Obispo County — cities, market context, and local resources for the county that includes Santa Margarita.
USAHouses.com also publishes Census place pages for other communities in the same county as Santa Margarita.
Nearby communities include Garden Farms, California Polytechnic State University, Atascadero, San Luis Obispo, Creston, Los Ranchos, Edna, Templeton, Los Osos, Avila Beach, Morro Bay, Cayucos, El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach.
Garden Farms market data
Nearby city · ~1.9 mi
California Polytechnic State University market data
Nearby city · ~6.6 mi
Atascadero market data
Nearby city · ~8.0 mi
San Luis Obispo market data
Nearby city · ~9.2 mi
Creston market data
Nearby city · ~10.2 mi
Los Ranchos market data
Nearby city · ~12.3 mi
Edna market data
Nearby city · ~12.3 mi
Templeton market data
Nearby city · ~13.1 mi
Los Osos market data
Nearby city · ~13.5 mi
Avila Beach market data
Nearby city · ~14.6 mi
Morro Bay market data
Nearby city · ~14.7 mi
Cayucos market data
Nearby city · ~16.2 mi
El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) market data
Nearby city · ~16.7 mi
Pismo Beach market data
Nearby city · ~16.7 mi
Arroyo Grande market data
Nearby city · ~18.4 mi
Grover Beach market data
Nearby city · ~18.6 mi
Adjacent-county Census places with USAHouses.com pages: Guadalupe (~29.4 mi), Santa Maria (~32.9 mi), Bradley (~34.5 mi), Orcutt (~37.5 mi), Casmalia (~38.4 mi), Garey (~38.6 mi), Sisquoc (~40.5 mi), Vandenberg AFB (~46.1 mi), Lockwood (~46.3 mi), San Ardo (~46.9 mi), Vandenberg Village (~47.5 mi), Los Alamos (~48.6 mi), Mission Hills (~49.3 mi), Lompoc (~50.8 mi), Avenal (~52.2 mi), Coalinga (~53.5 mi).
Census & home facts
Santa Margarita data from published sources
County FHFA annual change (2025)
3.29%
Census place type
CDP
County
San Luis Obispo County
Land area (Census Gazetteer 2024)
0.52 sq mi
Census GEOID
0669182
Census ACS, FHFA, and FRED figures are labeled with the year present in existing CSVs. Subject to change / confirm locally.
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