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Mount Hermon is a tiny town of 939 people in Santa Cruz County, California. It's about 5 miles from Santa Cruz, CA and 21 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $1k a month.
939people
$1.0MTypical home
$1,394/moRent
85° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 939
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,445 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to San Jose, CA
- 5 mi to Santa Cruz, CA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,326/mo)
- Median rent $1,394/mo
- Median household income $158k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (312 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 19% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to SJC airport
- 23 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 472 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 138 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,573 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 129 bars within 25 mi
- 706 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Santa Cruz County: D+54 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk