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Burbank is a big small town of 5,333 people in Santa Clara County, California. It's about 7 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 $1.1M and rent runs about $3k a month.
5,333people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,566/moRent
82° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
308Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,333
- Part of a metro area
- About 12,820 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to San Jose, CA
- 7 mi to San Jose, CA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,966/mo)
- Median rent $2,566/mo
- Median household income $135k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 59°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 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 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to SJC airport
- 3 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 108 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,526 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 162 bars within 25 mi
- 1,101 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 85 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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