SisquocCA
Settled in 1881, this town now has 158 residents.
Is Sisquoc a good place to live?
21% of residents live below the poverty line in Sisquoc, above both the California town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Sisquoc has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Sisquoc stand out
Where Sisquoc beats most towns.
158 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Sisquoc has 2.1 jobs for every working resident, and 158 people commute in
The median commute is under 17 miles. Sisquoc had 160 jobs in 2023, up 63 from 2013. Most people who work leave Sisquoc to do it: just 3% work in town. The average commute here in the town is 24 minutes.
| Sisquoc | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Sisquoc’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Blochman Union Elementary school district. 210 students attend Sisquoc’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Foxen ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 210 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Very high risk in Sisquoc, with drought at the top
Sisquoc’s natural-hazard score from FEMA works out to 88 of 100. FEMA puts 78% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 9% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Sisquoc, expect mild winters and pleasant summers
The midsummer high for Sisquoc is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Sisquoc is
For adults in Sisquoc, the share who worry about having enough food is 11%. Against the California average, Sisquoc comes out ahead on 15 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2. Among adults here, 19% binge drink and 8.7% have diabetes.
| Sisquoc | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 29% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 12% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Sisquoc | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.8% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 17.9% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.6% | 15.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Sisquoc sells for about $405K
Sisquoc’s rent at the middle of the market is $1,681 a month. Among households here, 55% are owner-occupiers.
| Sisquoc | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,681 a month | $1,896 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Sisquoc
Moving to Sisquoc: who provides what
Sisquoc is unincorporated, so Santa Barbara 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.
Every workday, about 158 people come to Sisquoc for work
Where Sisquoc’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sisquoc
College town 16 of every 100 Sisquoc residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Sisquoc
Census-designated place in California, United States
Sisquoc (Chumash for "quail") is a census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California located east of U.S. Route 101 about 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Santa Maria and 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Garey. The ZIP Code is 93454, and the community is inside area code 805. Sisquoc has a fire station, a church, a Preschool-8 school and a store. It has a micro-climate with mild weather year-round. The population was 191 at the 2020 census. The town is at the intersection of Palmer Road and Foxen Canyon Road, at the southwestern edge of the floodplain of the Sisquoc River. The predominant land use on the plain is agriculture, while the hills to the south and west contain the Cat Canyon Oil …
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- Area
- 2.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 456 ft
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