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Belmont is a small city of 27,337 people in San Mateo County, California. It's about 30 miles from San Jose, CA. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $3k a month.
27,337people
$2.0MTypical home
$2,875/moRent
81° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,337
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,904 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to San Jose, CA
- 30 mi to San Jose, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $2,875/mo
- Median household income $205k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 67 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 (144 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,283 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to SQL airport
- 9 mi to SFO (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 315 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 136 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,786 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 593 bars within 25 mi
- 1,766 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 68 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 156 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 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