Living in Loyola, CA
Loyola is a small town of 3,430 people in Santa Clara County, California. It's about 16 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.
3,430people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
81° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,430
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,468 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to San Jose, CA
- 16 mi to San Jose, CA
- 1 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
- 6.0% 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
- 66 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
- About average violent crime (359 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,219 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 35% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 84% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to SJC airport
- 9 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 269 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 131 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,777 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 168 bars within 25 mi
- 1,150 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 89 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 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