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Zayante is a tiny town of 399 people in Santa Cruz County, California. It's about 8 miles from Santa Cruz, CA and 19 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $864k and rent runs about $2k a month.
399people
$864kTypical home
$2,260/moRent
85° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 399
- Part of a metro area
- About 141 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to San Jose, CA
- 8 mi to Santa Cruz, CA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $864k (≈$5,446/mo)
- Median rent $2,260/mo
- Median household income $147k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days 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 41
- 20% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SJC airport
- 20 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 945 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 136 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,670 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 132 bars within 25 mi
- 746 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 71 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.