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A town of 22,027, settled in 1888.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Calabasas grades B overall, ranked 145th of 841 in California. It is healthier than 97% of U.S. towns and its public schools beat 87% of California towns on state tests and graduation. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $1.7 million, 17.5 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income. 73% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Calabasas, above both California’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, at 6,000 acres with 14 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. On the outdoors, just 50 of California’s 1,064 towns do better.
Where Calabasas beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
29.8% of the town is conserved land, across 22 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Calabasas is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 20,033 in 2000, 23,241 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1975 and 7 maps from 1903 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Calabasas. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw19 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Big draw18 mi MuseumLa Brea Tar Pits
Big draw20 mi LandmarkHollywood SignSoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · La Brea Tar Pits: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Hollywood Sign: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Calabasas, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Calabasas.
Calabasas draws workers from Los Angeles and beyond, has less no health insurance than most of California and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
At 17.5 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income, the typical home (about $1.68M) costs more against local pay than in 94% of California towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Topanga is next at $1.39M.
The median rent in Calabasas is $3,089 a month. The typical Calabasas home is worth about $1,678,000, up 1.3% in a year, more than twice the California typical home.
| Calabasas | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $3,089 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $1.68M.
Its public schools are run by the Las Virgenes Unified school district. Three of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Calabasas High, with 1,707 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur E. Wright MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 670 | A |
| Calabasas HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,707 | A− |
| Chaparral ElementaryTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 614 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
43 miles of trail in 22 parks and preserves. Calabasas’ trail density is 3.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | 14 mi | 6,000 |
| 2. Las Virgenes View Park | 10.9 mi | 954 |
| 3. Las Virgenes MWD Open Space | 4.3 mi | 678 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with California is no health insurance: 3.4% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 10.6% statewide. Against the 1,877 U.S. towns with household incomes like Calabasas’s, it is healthier than 79%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
22% of adults have obesity in Calabasas. Calabasas beats the California average on 23 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 15% of adults get no exercise outside work in Calabasas.
| Calabasas | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 29% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 24% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.4% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Calabasas | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.4% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
14,770 jobs are based in Calabasas, 1.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Calabasas for work: only 7% work in town. 24% of Calabasas workers work from home. The top destinations are Los Angeles (42%), Burbank (5%) and Thousand Oaks (5%).
| Calabasas | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $165,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 24% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Calabasas.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 45.7°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 85.5°.
Calabasas has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Calabasas | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 46°F | 40°F | 22°F |
| July high | 86°F | 89°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Reported crimes fell from 358 to 269 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Within California, it does better than 78% of towns.
| Calabasas | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.5 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 10.7 per 1,000 residents | 13.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
15 within 15 miles of the center of Calabasas
About 7 of every 100 Calabasas residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
Where Calabasas’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 notable people were born in Calabasas.
City in California, United States
Calabasas ( , CAL-ə-BASS-əs; corruption of calabazas, Spanish for "squashes") is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is adjacent to the southwestern San Fernando Valley neighborhoods of Los Angeles. Situated within the foothills of the Santa Monica and Santa Susana mountains, 29.9 miles (48.1 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, Calabasas has a population of 22,491 (as of July 1, 2022).
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3 towns share a border with Calabasas.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calabasas | #145 | B | D− | B− | A | A+ |
| Topanga | #275 | C+ | D− | — | B− | A |
| Los Angeles | #613 | D | D− | D | B− | B− |
| Agoura Hills | #101 | B+ | D− | B | A | A+ |
Topanga reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Calabasas with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Calabasas grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #145 of 841 in California. It grades A+ for health, B− for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Within California, it does better than 78% of towns.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
4 notable people were born here, including Rob Bourdon and Lester Cook.
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