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Bonny Doon is a small town of 3,149 people in Santa Cruz County, California. It's about 7 miles from Santa Cruz, CA and 25 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,149people
$1.2MTypical home
$1,838/moRent
81° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,149
- Part of a metro area
- About 190 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to San Jose, CA
- 7 mi to Santa Cruz, CA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,579/mo)
- Median rent $1,838/mo
- Median household income $145k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (312 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 38% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SJC airport
- 25 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,470 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 142 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,249 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 113 bars within 25 mi
- 527 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Santa Cruz County: D+54 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk