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Menlo Park is a small city of 32,727 people in San Mateo County, California. It's about 22 miles from San Jose, CA. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $3k a month.
32,727people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,239/moRent
80° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,727
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,276 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to San Jose, CA
- 22 mi to San Jose, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,239/mo
- Median household income $210k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 56 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
- Low violent crime (185 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,520 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to SQL airport
- 14 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3 ft
- Right on the coast
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 129 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 73 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,151 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 401 bars within 25 mi
- 1,654 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 64 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 119 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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