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Redwood City is a mid-size city of 82,447 people in San Mateo County, California. It's about 27 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 $1.8M and rent runs about $3k a month.
82,447people
$1.8MTypical home
$2,968/moRent
82° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 82,447
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,264 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to San Jose, CA
- 27 mi to San Jose, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.8M (≈$11k/mo)
- Median rent $2,968/mo
- Median household income $158k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 60 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
- About average violent crime (362 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,448 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to SQL airport
- 11 mi to SFO (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation -7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 132 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 73 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,357 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 645 bars within 25 mi
- 1,993 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 84 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 171 museums within 25 mi
- 60 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 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
- 4 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