Living in Los Osos

In Los Osos, unemployment is 5.1% (2024).

Los Osos numbered 16,174 residents at the end of 2020. The city faced an unemployment rate of 5.08% at the end of 2024. Foreign residents numbered 820 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population16,174people31 Dec 2020Official source · California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)

Median gross salary3,353EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,891EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate5.08%country median 4.6% — 11% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean3.95µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Los Osos?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,918 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,891 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Los Osos a good place to live?

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Remote worker26%strong on work, weak on safety · range 16–36%

Skilled employee36%strong on work, weak on safety · range 27–45%

Student30%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 19–41%

Family31%strong on family, weak on safety · range 20–42%

Retirement31%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 18–44%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

5.1% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 820 of 16,174 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Los Osos is 5.1%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Los Osos 5.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,353 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	5.08 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Los Osos?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€641of €2,641 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,641
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,918
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€641

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Los Osos. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Los Osos. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	301.9 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Los Osos when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Los Osos's nearest airport was SBP, 19 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	19 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SBP	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Los Osos. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 levels for Los Osos stood at 4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from 13.2°C in January to 16.6°C in July.

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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Los Osos is 4.0 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	3.95 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 18.39 · Feb 18.56 · Mar 18.89 · Apr 19.61 · May 19.39 · Jun 19.11 · Jul 19.56 · Aug 20.94 · Sep 21.94 · Oct 22.5 · Nov 20.61 · Dec 18.11 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 8 · Feb 8.78 · Mar 9.22 · Apr 9.56 · May 10.94 · Jun 12 · Jul 13.61 · Aug 13.78 · Sep 13.33 · Oct 12.44 · Nov 10.11 · Dec 7.89 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 13.17 · Feb 13.67 · Mar 14.06 · Apr 14.61 · May 15.17 · Jun 15.56 · Jul 16.56 · Aug 17.33 · Sep 17.61 · Oct 17.5 · Nov 15.39 · Dec 13 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 92.46 · Feb 91.95 · Mar 81.03 · Apr 25.15 · May 10.67 · Jun 5.08 · Jul 1.78 · Aug 0.508 · Sep 2.29 · Oct 17.27 · Nov 33.78 · Dec 69.85 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	14.1 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	3.9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Ventura ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Leiria (Portugal) ±1.6 °C, Cascais (Portugal) ±2.4 °C, Sintra (Portugal) ±2.4 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±5.0 °C, Vila Franca de Xira (Portugal) ±2.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Los Osos spanned 33.1 km² at the end of 2025. Los Osos's population density measured 428.5 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport94.9%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	33.06 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	5.79 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	820 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	428.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	16,174 people	31 Dec 2020	California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Los Osos

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

North Bethesda as a Los Osos alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3857 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 5.8% Los Osos+489%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,353 Los Osos+82%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 4.0 µg/m³ Los Osos+49%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 5.1% Los Osos−28%

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Cities near Los Osos

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Los Osos, nearest in population first.

All United States cities

Fairview Heights16,175 residents Opa-locka16,177 residents Buda16,166 residents Glen Allen16,187 residents Hueytown16,159 residents Stanford16,200 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Los Osos?

The unemployment rate is 5.08 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Los Osos?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3.95 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Los Osos?

The published population is 16,174 people. Source: California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS).

How many foreign residents live in Los Osos?

820 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Los Osos a good place to live?

Los Osos may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Los Osos?

Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, Atascadero are near Los Osos. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Los Osos, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS) services2.arcgis.com · checked 2026-08-05
Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03

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U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-07
U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
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