Sun VillageCA
It is a town of 11,036 residents in California.
Is Sun Village a good place to live?
The data are hard on it. Where it falls short is health: residents are less healthy than 83% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Sun Village grades D− overall, behind almost every U.S. town. Its place in the ranking is 822nd of 841 in California. Cost of living is weaker too — the typical home is worth about $385K, 4 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income. Hazard risk is weaker too (D) — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 88% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. The town’s average commute is 41 minutes, where California’s towns sit at 28 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Sun Village’s July high is 96°F, above both the California town median (89°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
98% of working residents leave Sun Village for work
Where Sun Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Sun Village grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Sun Village is from typical.
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Moving to Sun Village: who provides what
Sun Village is unincorporated, so Los Angeles 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 Sun Village.
Sun Village has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Los Angeles and beyond.
Very high risk in Sun Village, with earthquakes at the top
FEMA puts 58% of Sun Village’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 35% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools in Sun Village fall behind 77% of California districts
Its public schools are run by the Antelope Valley Union High school district. Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list. The largest public high school is Littlerock High, with 1,507 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy Gibson ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 714 | – |
| Littlerock HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,507 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Sun Village’s grade for health is a C−
The share of adults in Sun Village who report frequent physical distress: 19%. Of 32 CDC measures, Sun Village beats the California average on 1 and trails it on 24. In Sun Village, 44% of adults feel lonely, and 34% worry about having enough food.
| Sun Village | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 22% | 19% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 36% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 16% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Sun Village | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.2% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 20.9% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For most of its workers, the job is outside Sun Village
Sun Village has 619 jobs for its 4,159 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 40.8 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
Most people who work leave Sun Village to do it: just 2% work in town. Since 2013, Sun Village has added 130 jobs, to 619 in 2023. For residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 16%. Half of commuters travel less than 38 miles.
| Sun Village | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 41 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sun Village: mild winters and hot summers
The Palmdale weather station, 8 miles away, records that about 118 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 96.3°, hotter than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34.4°.
The January low in Sun Village is 34°F. Snow is a rarity.
| Sun Village | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 34°F | 41°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conservation land takes up 0.5% of Sun Village
Across 2 parks and preserves: 5.3 miles of trail.
| Sun Village | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jackie Robinson Park | — | 9 |
| 2. Avenue T Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Sun Village sell for about $465K
The typical rent for Sun Village comes to $1,753 a month. Homes sold in Sun Village spent a median 66 days on the market. In Sun Village, 74% of households live in a home they own.
| Sun Village | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,753 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Hollywood Walk of Fame and 113 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sun Village. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi LandmarkHollywood Sign
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaCrypto.com Arena
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaDodger Stadium
Big draw37 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Hollywood8.7M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi TheatreHollywood BowlPhoto credits
Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · Hollywood Sign: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Crypto.com Arena: Troutfarm27, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dodger Stadium: Frederick Dennstedt from los angeles, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Universal Studios Hollywood: 林振宇, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hollywood Bowl: Matthew Field, http://www.photography.mattfield.com, CC BY-SA 2.5
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Everything we know about Sun Village
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sun Village; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Sun Village residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Sun Village
Place in California, United States
Sun Village is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is in the eastern Antelope Valley at an elevation of 2,723 feet (830 m). The center of Sun Village may be considered to be Palmdale Boulevard and 87th Street East as noted at the Los Angeles County Assessors office. As of the 2020 census the population of Sun Village was 12,345, up from 11,565 at the 2010 census. Sun Village has been awarded federal, state, and county grants for the community based on this Avenue U boundary. There is a movement from the Sun Village Town Council to rebrand the area with the Sun Village name, which fell out of popularity in the ear…
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- Area
- 11 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,723 ft
- Area code
- 661
Sun Village’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Sun Village.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Village | #822 | D− | C− | — | C− | C− |
| Palmdale | #796 | D− | D | C− | C | C+ |
| Littlerock | — | — | C | — | C− | C− |
Littlerock has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Sun Village and Littlerock report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sun Village with a neighbor →
Questions about Sun Village
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sun Village, CA a good place to live?
Sun Village grades D− overall, in the bottom 2% of U.S. towns and #822 of 841 in California. It grades C− for health and C− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Sun Village, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $385,000, 49% below 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 C−.