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Los Altos Hills is a big small town of 8,377 people in Santa Clara County, California. It's about 18 miles from San Jose, CA. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.
8,377people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
81° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,377
- Part of a metro area
- About 924 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to San Jose, CA
- 18 mi to San Jose, CA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (714 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 25% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 83% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to SJC airport
- 12 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 404 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 132 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,777 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 161 bars within 25 mi
- 1,143 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 90 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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