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Lexington Hills is a small town of 2,692 people in Santa Clara County, California. It's about 13 miles from Santa Cruz, CA and 13 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,692people
$1.2MTypical home
$2,482/moRent
80° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
308Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,692
- Part of a metro area
- About 571 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to San Jose, CA
- 13 mi to Santa Cruz, CA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,667/mo)
- Median rent $2,482/mo
- Median household income $249k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (359 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,219 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 35% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to SJC airport
- 14 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,604 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 132 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 139 bars within 25 mi
- 926 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 78 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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