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Palo Alto is a mid-size city of 67,237 people in Santa Clara County, California. It's about 19 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.
67,237people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,484/moRent
80° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 67,237
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,796 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to San Jose, CA
- 19 mi to San Jose, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,484/mo
- Median household income $231k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 59 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
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,837 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 82% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to SQL airport
- 12 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 177 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 131 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,956 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 171 bars within 25 mi
- 1,213 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 94 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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