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Los Gatos is a small city of 32,786 people in Santa Clara County, California. It's about 9 miles from San Jose, CA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $3k a month.
32,786people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,247/moRent
85° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
308Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,786
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,838 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to San Jose, CA
- 9 mi to San Jose, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,247/mo
- Median household income $218k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 59°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
- 56 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,319 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 75% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to SJC airport
- 9 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 374 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 128 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,230 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 145 bars within 25 mi
- 992 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 87 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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