Avila
This town is quaint and small. It has perhaps the best weather in SLO County because it gets both an ocean influence while also being in the sunniest, least windy, least foggy part of the coast. The Five Cities can be socked in with fog and Avila will be bright and beautiful. So there is a lot of appeal to live here – which means the homes are typically more expensive. There is only one road in and out…which for most of the year is fine, but when tourist season comes it can mean some traffic delays. (Note: traffic “delays” are all relative. If you come from a big city, nothing in SLO County will seem like true traffic!) The homes are divided into two different types: the beach area homes of the downtown and the gated community that is inland a bit. The beach homes can either be old cottages, or newer large ocean view homes (read: expensive!) or some of the new condos along First St. The gated community is filled with newer homes, mostly with valley and hill views, rather than ocean views — with the exception of the homes on the hill of Heron Crest. These are considered by most to be mansions and have fabulous panoramic ocean views.
Nipomo
Nipomo is claimed to have some of the best weather in the United States — typically around 70 degrees and nice and sunny. The exception to this would be the Nipomo Mesa (the west part of Nipomo), which can get cooler and windier, especially in the afternoon. Downtown Nipomo is mostly made up of a strip mall, and there are suburban communities in this area. The homes are some of the most affordable in the Central Coast. Outside of town, there are ranches and small AND large homes on acreage. Again, you can get some very affordable acreage in this area. The community is fairly diverse, with run down older homes next to big beautiful new estates. There are also a couple of golf course communities in Nipomo (Trilogy and Blacklake). These are over on the Mesa, where there are big eucalyptus and cooler weather.
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