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Davenport is a tiny town of 403 people in Santa Cruz County, California. It's about 9 miles from Santa Cruz, CA and 28 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $946k and rent runs about $2k a month.
403people
$946kTypical home
$1,867/moRent
84° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 403
- Part of a metro area
- About 142 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to San Jose, CA
- 9 mi to Santa Cruz, CA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $946k (≈$5,968/mo)
- Median rent $1,867/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 64°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
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (312 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 24% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 24% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to SJC airport
- 28 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 82 ft
- Right on the coast
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 145 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 747 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 311 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of California districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Santa Cruz County: D+54 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.