San ArdoCA
A town settled in 1887, now home to 462 people.
Is San Ardo a good place to live?
40% of residents live below the poverty line in San Ardo, above both the California town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). San Ardo has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
462 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to San Ardo: who provides what
San Ardo is unincorporated, so Monterey 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 San Ardo.
In San Ardo, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical California or U.S. town
49% of San Ardo’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by wildfires at 19%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in San Ardo after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2023. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools San Ardo’s kids attend
Public schools: the San Ardo Union Elementary school district. Its one school is below. Enrollment at the town’s public school: 76 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Ardo ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 76 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: San Ardo has 1.2 jobs for every working resident and draws in 151 commuters
The top destinations are San Jose (10%), Salinas (9%) and Greenfield (5%). Only 1% of working residents stay in San Ardo for work; the rest commute out. Its average commute is recorded as 21 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 65 miles away.
| San Ardo | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 6.6% | 7.9% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
How healthy San Ardo is
This California town does better than the California average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 5. In San Ardo, just over a third of adults feel lonely. 18% of adults locally have been diagnosed with depression; 19% binge drink.
| San Ardo | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | San Ardo | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4% | 5.1% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 15.8% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about San Ardo
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of San Ardo; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 San Ardo residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Questions about San Ardo
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is San Ardo, CA a good place to live?
San Ardo has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.