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Colma is a small town of 1,636 people in San Mateo County, California. It's about 31 miles from Vallejo, CA and 32 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 67°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,636people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,303/moRent
67° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,636
- Part of a metro area
- About 865 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 31 mi to Vallejo, CA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,697/mo)
- Median rent $2,303/mo
- Median household income $148k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 67°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
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (658 per 100k)
- High property crime (19,331 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to SFO airport
- 6 mi to SFO (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 207 ft
- Right on the coast
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 138 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,008 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 574 bars within 25 mi
- 1,428 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 59 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 144 museums within 25 mi
- 56 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 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
- 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