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Gilroy is a mid-size city of 59,004 people in Santa Clara County, California. It's about 22 miles from Salinas, CA and 24 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
59,004people
$1.0MTypical home
$2,301/moRent
87° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
308Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 59,004
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,568 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to San Jose, CA
- 22 mi to Salinas, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,479/mo)
- Median rent $2,301/mo
- Median household income $133k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 61°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
- 55 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 (398 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,922 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 43% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to SJC airport
- 31 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 213 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 115 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 584 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 304 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Santa Clara County: D+40 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk