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Pacifica is a small city of 37,261 people in San Mateo County, California. It's about 31 miles from San Francisco, CA. Summer highs average 69°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $3k a month.
37,261people
$1.2MTypical home
$3,098/moRent
69° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 37,261
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,961 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 31 mi to San Francisco, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,881/mo)
- Median rent $3,098/mo
- Median household income $161k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 69°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k)
- Low property crime (975 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to SFO airport
- 6 mi to SFO (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 430 ft
- Right on the coast
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 142 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,840 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 558 bars within 25 mi
- 1,359 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 59 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 140 museums within 25 mi
- 52 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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