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Felton is a small town of 4,093 people in Santa Cruz County, California. It's about 5 miles from Santa Cruz, CA and 23 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $901k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,093people
$901kTypical home
$2,068/moRent
84° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,093
- Part of a metro area
- About 882 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to San Jose, CA
- 5 mi to Santa Cruz, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $901k (≈$5,679/mo)
- Median rent $2,068/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 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 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to SJC airport
- 24 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 528 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 139 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,471 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 129 bars within 25 mi
- 636 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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