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Homes in Lancaster
Lancaster is a city of houses: of its 55,273 homes, 70% are detached, 2% are townhouses and other attached houses and 21% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The 1980s and 1990s built 42% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 34% are older than that and 25% newer. The median home dates from 1986. 60% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby Palmdale, 8 miles away, 19% of homes were built before 1980, so Lancaster's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Lancaster's homes are newer than those in 72% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Manufactured homes
7% of homes are mobile or manufactured homes, whose windows usually sit in thin walls with little depth inside the opening. An outside mount on a frame is the reliable choice there, fixed into the framing around the window rather than the thin wall panel.
Whole-house orders
With 70% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Rounded drywall corners
66% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Lancaster weather and your shutters
At Lancaster WM J Fox Fld, CA (4 mi away), August averages a high of 97.8°F and December a low of 29.7°F. Average highs reach 85°F from June to September and average lows sit at or below freezing from December to January.
About 109 days a year reach 90°F, 68 nights fall to freezing and 6.9 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around February and least in August.
Among the California cities we have climate normals for, Lancaster has the most freezing days.
That's more 90°F days than in 88% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 29 min on the longest day to 9 h 50 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 79° above the horizon in June and 32° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Lancaster WM J Fox Fld, CA (temperature) and Lancaster WM J Fox Fld, CA (precipitation, 4 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58.7°F | 31.3°F | 1.5 in |
| Feb | 61.5°F | 34.5°F | 1.8 in |
| Mar | 67.2°F | 39.8°F | 1 in |
| Apr | 72.9°F | 44.9°F | 0.4 in |
| May | 81.6°F | 53.4°F | 0.1 in |
| Jun | 91.3°F | 61.5°F | 0.1 in |
| Jul | 97.6°F | 67.2°F | 0.1 in |
| Aug | 97.8°F | 64.7°F | 0 in |
| Sep | 91.4°F | 56.9°F | 0.1 in |
| Oct | 80°F | 45.8°F | 0.3 in |
| Nov | 67°F | 35°F | 0.4 in |
| Dec | 57.7°F | 29.7°F | 1.1 in |
Dry air
Only 6.9 inches of precipitation a year, and days and nights about 30°F apart. Dry air pulls moisture out of wood, so poplar louvers can shrink very slightly through their first dry season; that's normal for real wood.
Summer sun
On the 109 days a year above 90°F, closed louvers keep direct sun off the glass and out of the room. In a window that takes afternoon sun, white and light paint finishes stay cooler to the touch than dark stains.
Fitting them in Lancaster
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
More about shutters in Lancaster
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Lancaster’s own figures.
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.