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North Fair Oaks is a big small town of 13,100 people in San Mateo County, California. It's about 25 miles from San Jose, CA. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.3M and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,100people
$1.3MTypical home
$2,314/moRent
82° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,100
- Part of a metro area
- About 10,953 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to San Jose, CA
- 25 mi to San Jose, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.3M (≈$8,052/mo)
- Median rent $2,314/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°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
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (223 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,369 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 37% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to SQL airport
- 14 mi to SFO (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 23 ft
- Right on the coast
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 132 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,609 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 514 bars within 25 mi
- 1,804 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 82 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 140 museums within 25 mi
- 50 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
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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