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Country around Pescadero is a rural area of about 1,465 people in San Mateo County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 23 miles from Santa Cruz, CA and 25 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.4M and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,465people
$1.4MTypical home
$1,886/moRent
77° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,465 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to San Jose, CA
- 23 mi to Santa Cruz, CA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.4M (≈$8,838/mo)
- Median rent $1,886/mo
- Median household income $128k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 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
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (223 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,369 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to SQL airport
- 21 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 955 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 142 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 151 bars within 25 mi
- 902 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of California districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.