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Stanford is a small city of 18,662 people in Santa Clara County, California. It's about 21 miles from San Jose, CA. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,662people
$2.0MTypical home
$1,976/moRent
81° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,662
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,786 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to San Jose, CA
- 21 mi to San Jose, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $1,976/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 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 22
- 14% of households have kids
- 4% are 65 or older
- 91% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 78% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 26% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to SQL airport
- 14 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 27% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 64% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 82 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 132 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,245 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 197 bars within 25 mi
- 1,310 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 31 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 96 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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