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Atherton is a big small town of 6,993 people in San Mateo County, California. It's about 24 miles from San Jose, CA. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.
6,993people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
82° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,993
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,394 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to San Jose, CA
- 24 mi to San Jose, CA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k)
- Low property crime (917 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 30% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 81% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to SQL airport
- 15 mi to SFO (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 75 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 133 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,965 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 397 bars within 25 mi
- 1,563 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 64 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 120 museums within 25 mi
- 45 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- San Mateo County: D+50 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk