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Soquel is a big small town of 10,679 people in Santa Cruz County, California. It's about 5 miles from Santa Cruz, CA and 22 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $957k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,679people
$957kTypical home
$2,266/moRent
75° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
320Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,679
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,323 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to San Jose, CA
- 5 mi to Santa Cruz, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $957k (≈$6,037/mo)
- Median rent $2,266/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 320 sunny days a year (173 totally clear)
- 45 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 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
- About average violent crime (312 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,282 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SJC airport
- 25 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 157 ft
- Right on the coast
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 134 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,418 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 120 bars within 25 mi
- 615 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Santa Cruz County: D+54 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk