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San Martin is a big small town of 6,954 people in Santa Clara County, California. It's about 19 miles from San Jose, CA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 61°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.4M and rent runs about $3k a month.
6,954people
$1.4MTypical home
$2,613/moRent
83° / 61°Summer / winter
2"Snow
308Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,954
- Part of a metro area
- About 599 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to San Jose, CA
- 19 mi to San Jose, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.4M (≈$9,021/mo)
- Median rent $2,613/mo
- Median household income $158k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (210 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (359 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,219 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 44% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to SJC airport
- 27 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 279 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,026 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 89 bars within 25 mi
- 487 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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