Santa Clara
- grade AOverall Grade
- City in California
- Rating 3.86 out of 5 203 reviews
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- Public Schoolsgrade A
- Crime & Safetygrade C+
- Housinggrade C
- Nightlifegrade A+
- Good for Familiesgrade A
- Diversitygrade A
- Jobsgrade B
- Weathergrade A+
- Cost of Livinggrade D+
- Health & Fitnessgrade A+
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A
- Commutegrade A minus
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$1,034,000
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$217,500Median Rent
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Crime & Safety
grade C+
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault80.8national 282.7
- Murder0national 6.1
- Rape26.7national 40.7
- Robbery55.7national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary276.7national 500.1
- Theft3,059.3national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft283.6national 284
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grade B
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Median Household Income
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Rating 3.86 out of 5 203 reviews
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Lived in Maywood Park since 2005. Our son grew up here. Santa Clara has a surprisingly provincial compared to neighbor Sunnyvale which feels busier, or Mountain View which is, like Palo Alto, rather more elitist. Santa Clara is just... friendly in comparison. Bland initially, it has improved over the years with more trees and better retail. Climate is perfect. Gets a bit polluted during winter, like the rest of the bay area. Cupertino schools are truly top notch. Feel exceedingly safe. Excellent city services. Houses go for 1.5M+ in my neighborhood, but very little inventory year over year. Traffic is the main neighborhood concern due to Apple commuters. However residential streets are not really affected just avenues. Love to walk and run daily through all local streets. Busier Palo Alto feels too urban and busy for that. Overall we feel very blessed and fortunate to have landed in southwest Santa Clara!
This city is clean and safe. The crime rate is lower than in other neighboring cities. The El Camino Real has choices of culinary cuisine to satisfy your palette with various shops for all your needs.
The school system is just that. Any child can succeed here with both support from home and school with average-sized classrooms.
It's a diverse city just like the Bay Area in general. Everything you need is here, you don't really need to venture out passed the city limits, and if you do you won't need to go far.
Any other time there is plenty to do with city events, Farmers Market, Wine Festivals dancing in the streets. As you know during this modern-day plague things are limited and for good reason.
Pricey to live here? You get what you pay for. I decided to move my family here more than 20yrs ago because I wanted our son to grow up in a decent city neighborhood/area, no gangs, no graffiti in our area. I can rest easy at night knowing my family is safe, worth every penny.
The school system is just that. Any child can succeed here with both support from home and school with average-sized classrooms.
It's a diverse city just like the Bay Area in general. Everything you need is here, you don't really need to venture out passed the city limits, and if you do you won't need to go far.
Any other time there is plenty to do with city events, Farmers Market, Wine Festivals dancing in the streets. As you know during this modern-day plague things are limited and for good reason.
Pricey to live here? You get what you pay for. I decided to move my family here more than 20yrs ago because I wanted our son to grow up in a decent city neighborhood/area, no gangs, no graffiti in our area. I can rest easy at night knowing my family is safe, worth every penny.
The city of Santa Clara has provided our family with many opportunities within the community. The schools within the Santa Clara Unified School District, especially Laurelwood Elementary School, have given our family lifetime friendships and allowed us to become active members within our community. We have been involved in running many events at the local schools such as California History Day, Ice Cream Social, The Nutcracker play and the school's Walk-a-thon fundraiser. To keep our local community together, in 2007 our family started holding an annual Backyard BBQ Talent Show for the local friends and residents. With my rewarding 12 plus years of volunteering in the local schools and hosting local events, I have finally found my true calling, to become an elementary school teacher!