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San Carlos is a small city of 29,614 people in San Mateo County, California. It's about 29 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 $2.0M and rent runs about $3k a month.
29,614people
$2.0MTypical home
$2,854/moRent
82° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 29,614
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,472 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to San Jose, CA
- 29 mi to San Jose, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $2,854/mo
- Median household income $237k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 59 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 42
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to SQL airport
- 10 mi to SFO (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 180 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 135 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,882 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 630 bars within 25 mi
- 1,788 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 83 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 158 museums within 25 mi
- 53 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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