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Santa Clara is a mid-size city of 130,256 people in Santa Clara County, California. It's about 10 miles from San Jose, CA. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.6M and rent runs about $3k a month.
130,256people
$1.6MTypical home
$3,016/moRent
81° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
308Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 130,256
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,127 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to San Jose, CA
- 10 mi to San Jose, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.6M (≈$9,980/mo)
- Median rent $3,016/mo
- Median household income $179k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (210 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (173 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,568 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 28% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to SJC airport
- 2 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 49 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,732 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 158 bars within 25 mi
- 1,131 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 31 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 88 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 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
- 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