Area data
Santa Clara, CA — ZIP 95053
Population: 3,049 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very High, with earthquake, inlandflooding, coastalflooding the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 13.3% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 417.4 (-0.8% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $2,510/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $2,860/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $3,340/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $4,410/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $4,800/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 113.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 32.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $22.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Very High
- Top hazards (county)
- earthquake, inlandFlooding, coastalFlooding, drought, heatWave
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coastalFlooding: Relatively High · drought: Relatively High · earthquake: Very High · hail: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively High · inlandFlooding: Very High
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 97% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 8.2%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 1
- Nearest Superfund site
- Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. (South San Jose Plant) (4.9 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 17.0 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 9b (extreme annual low 25 to 30°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 47
- Days with Good air quality
- 201
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 161
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 111
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 6
- Nearest national park
- Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site (47 mi)
- National parks include
- Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, Pinnacles National Park, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
- Airports within 30 mi
- 13
- Nearest airport
- San Martin Airport (10 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) (17 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 35
- Hospitals include
- ST ROSE HOSPITAL, PENINSULA MEDICAL CENTER, SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.4 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.2 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Housing built before 1970
- 0.0%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 100.0%
- Households with broadband internet
- 0.0%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,025,254
- Average weekly wage
- $3,486
- Top industries (by employment)
- Professional Services, Health Care, Information
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,919
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is typical rent in ZIP 95053?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $3,340/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 95053?
- Overall risk: Very High (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: earthquake, inlandFlooding, coastalFlooding, drought, heatWave.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 95053?
- Risk to homes is higher than 97% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 95053?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 95053?
- 1 current or proposed National Priorities List site within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. (South San Jose Plant), 4.9 mi.
- What is the air quality in ZIP 95053?
- Good. Median AQI: 47. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 95053?
- Regional Price Parity: 113.3 (100 = US average) (High) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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