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Monte Sereno is a small town of 3,461 people in Santa Clara County, California. It's about 10 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.
3,461people
$2.0MTypical home
$2,857/moRent
85° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
308Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,461
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,118 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to San Jose, CA
- 10 mi to San Jose, CA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $2,857/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% 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 (128 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,081 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 28% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 81% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to SJC airport
- 9 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 479 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 129 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,345 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 149 bars within 25 mi
- 1,021 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 88 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.