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Daly City is a mid-size city of 101,964 people in San Mateo County, California. It's about 30 miles from Vallejo, CA and 31 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 63°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $3k a month.
101,964people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,551/moRent
63° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 101,964
- Part of a metro area
- About 13,329 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 30 mi to Vallejo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$7,031/mo)
- Median rent $2,551/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 63°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 67 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
- Low violent crime (251 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,365 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to SFO airport
- 8 mi to SFO (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 285 ft
- Right on the coast
- 138 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 138 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,016 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 577 bars within 25 mi
- 1,420 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 59 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 144 museums within 25 mi
- 56 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
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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