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Fairview is a big small town of 10,745 people in Alameda County, California. It's about 29 miles from San Jose, CA. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $963k and rent runs about $3k a month.
10,745people
$963kTypical home
$2,644/moRent
73° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,745
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,613 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to San Jose, CA
- 29 mi to San Jose, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $963k (≈$6,075/mo)
- Median rent $2,644/mo
- Median household income $149k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 60 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 (611 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,966 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to OAK airport
- 10 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 640 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 86 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,346 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 632 bars within 25 mi
- 1,994 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 73 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 176 museums within 25 mi
- 58 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alameda County: D+54 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk