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Alum Rock is a big small town of 10,440 people in Santa Clara County, California. It's about 5 miles from San Jose, CA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $910k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,440people
$910kTypical home
$2,389/moRent
83° / 60°Summer / winter
3"Snow
308Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,440
- Part of a metro area
- About 12,014 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to San Jose, CA
- 5 mi to San Jose, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $910k (≈$5,735/mo)
- Median rent $2,389/mo
- Median household income $127k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (210 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (359 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,219 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to SJC airport
- 6 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 141 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 117 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,341 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 133 bars within 25 mi
- 1,011 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 31 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 78 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Santa Clara County: D+40 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk