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East Palo Alto is a small city of 29,069 people in San Mateo County, California. It's about 21 miles from San Jose, CA. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
29,069people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,244/moRent
79° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 29,069
- Part of a metro area
- About 11,499 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to San Jose, CA
- 21 mi to San Jose, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,953/mo)
- Median rent $2,244/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (531 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,562 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to SQL airport
- 13 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 129 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,720 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 308 bars within 25 mi
- 1,479 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 51 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 117 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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