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Loma Mar is a tiny town of 309 people in San Mateo County, California. It's about 25 miles from Santa Cruz, CA and 27 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $3k a month.
309people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,922/moRent
74° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 309
- Part of a metro area
- About 178 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to San Jose, CA
- 25 mi to Santa Cruz, CA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,767/mo)
- Median rent $2,922/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day 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 47
- 42% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to SQL airport
- 21 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 843 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 143 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,013 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 142 bars within 25 mi
- 787 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 74 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of California districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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.