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Sunol is a tiny town of 847 people in Alameda County, California. It's about 20 miles from San Jose, CA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.3M and rent runs about $4k a month.
847people
$1.3MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
85° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
308Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 847
- Part of a metro area
- About 30 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to San Jose, CA
- 20 mi to San Jose, CA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.3M (≈$8,408/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $215k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (611 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,966 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 33% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to SJC airport
- 16 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 236 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 68 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,142 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 179 bars within 25 mi
- 1,279 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 90 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alameda County: D+54 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk