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La Honda is a small town of 1,269 people in San Mateo County, California. It's about 24 miles from San Jose, CA. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $936k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,269people
$936kTypical home
$2,059/moRent
80° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,269
- Part of a metro area
- About 298 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to San Jose, CA
- 24 mi to San Jose, CA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $936k (≈$5,899/mo)
- Median rent $2,059/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (223 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,369 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to SQL airport
- 18 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,116 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 139 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,673 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 158 bars within 25 mi
- 1,106 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 80 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of California districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.