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Day Valley is a small town of 3,579 people in Santa Cruz County, California. It's about 11 miles from Santa Cruz, CA and 19 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.3M and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,579people
$1.3MTypical home
$1,669/moRent
70° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
308Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,579
- Part of a metro area
- About 193 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to San Jose, CA
- 11 mi to Santa Cruz, CA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.3M (≈$8,067/mo)
- Median rent $1,669/mo
- Median household income $155k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (210 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (312 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 24% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to SJC airport
- 24 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 869 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 128 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,497 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 120 bars within 25 mi
- 663 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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