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Ladera is a small town of 1,297 people in San Mateo County, California. It's about 22 miles from San Jose, CA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $3k a month.
1,297people
$2.0MTypical home
$2,922/moRent
84° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,297
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,016 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to San Jose, CA
- 22 mi to San Jose, CA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $2,922/mo
- Median household income $197k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 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 60
- 24% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 80% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to SQL airport
- 15 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 315 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 134 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,974 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 175 bars within 25 mi
- 1,207 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 87 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.