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Cupertino is a mid-size city of 58,566 people in Santa Clara County, California. It's about 13 miles from San Jose, CA. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.
58,566people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
80° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 58,566
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,165 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to San Jose, CA
- 13 mi to San Jose, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $235k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (80 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,472 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 82% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to SJC airport
- 7 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 292 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 129 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,641 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 170 bars within 25 mi
- 1,131 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 94 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
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