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Foster City is a small city of 32,792 people in San Mateo County, California. It's about 30 miles from San Jose, CA. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.8M and rent runs about $4k a month.
32,792people
$1.8MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
80° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,792
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,659 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to San Jose, CA
- 30 mi to San Jose, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.8M (≈$12k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $199k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (80 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (792 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 74% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to SQL airport
- 8 mi to SFO (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3 ft
- Right on the coast
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 132 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 75 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,142 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 606 bars within 25 mi
- 1,880 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 70 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 171 museums within 25 mi
- 57 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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