CallenderCA
A town of 2,230.
Is Callender a good place to live?
The best of Callender’s subject grades is an A− for health; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. Callender’s peak summer temperature is 71°F, below both California’s towns (89°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). On cost of living, just 59 of California’s 1,058 towns do worse. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 81% of U.S. communities, with drought at the top. Callender has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Every workday, about 639 people come to Callender for work
Where Callender’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Callender grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Callender is from typical.
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Moving to Callender: who provides what
Callender is unincorporated, so San Luis Obispo County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Callender.
Callender has 1.6 jobs for every working resident, and 639 people commute in
In Callender, 17% of residents live below the poverty line. Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The income of the median household locally is $136,000. The town’s average commute stands at 21 minutes, below both the California town median (28 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Callender | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $136,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Callender ranks healthier than 83% of the country’s towns
For adults in Callender, the share who feel lonely is 32%. Of 32 CDC measures, Callender beats the California average on 13 and trails it on 3. In Callender, 15% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 27% have obesity.
| Callender | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 29% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 33% |
| What stands out | Callender | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.4% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.1% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Callender has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from drought
Expected losses in Callender break down as 41% from drought and 38% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Young adults are less common in Callender than in California
Among adults 25 and older, 33% have a four-year degree or more, against 37% across California. Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (24% statewide); people 65 and older are 22% of residents (16% statewide). Callender’s median age is 39.5 years.
| Callender | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
42% women, 58% men
About 138 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±6.3 points). Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Callender | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 21% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0.8% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.6% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.9% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.2% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.7% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.8% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.5% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.3% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.2% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.6% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points
Expect mild winters and pleasant summers in Callender
The January low for Callender comes to 44°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Callender sells for about $1.37M at the median
For Callender, the midpoint rent is $2,540 a month. Among households locally, 60% own their home.
| Callender | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,540 a month | $1,896 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 60% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Callender. Close and well known come first.
17 mi MuseumMission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa28 mi LandmarkLanding of the first Filipinos
22 mi State parkMontaña de Oro State Park
3 mi MuseumDana Adobe
16 mi MuseumSan Luis Obispo Railroad Museum
20 mi MuseumVandenberg Space Launch Complex 10Photo credits
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa: Stephen Lea, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Montaña de Oro State Park: BorisFromStockdale, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dana Adobe: Ken Figlioli, CC BY-SA 2.0 · San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum: SLOGlen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 10: U.S. Air Force, Public domain
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Everything we know about Callender
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Callender
About 3 of every 100 Callender residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Callender
Census-designated place in California
Callender is an unincorporated community in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. Its population was 1,282 at the 2020 census, compared with 1,262 in 2010. It lies along State Route 1, south of Arroyo Grande. The surrounding coastal region is part of the Northern Chumash homeland.
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- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 102 ft
- Area code
- 805
Callender’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Callender.
Callender and Woodlands have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Callender and Woodlands report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Callender with a neighbor →
Questions about Callender
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Callender, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $945,000, 24% above the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.