Alum Rock vs Santa Clara

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Alum Rock, CA

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Santa Clara, CA

Area Score

Top 39% nationally

Signals

Alum Rock

Santa Clara

Opportunity

64 · Top 33%

76 · Top 13%

Climate

89 · Top 8%

Physical resilience

25 · Bottom 20%

Housing affordability

55 · Bottom 14%

51 · Bottom 11%

Access

99 · Top 8%

Economic stability

64 · Top 41%

72 · Top 24%

Measured values

Metric	Alum Rock	Santa Clara	Source period
Population	10,440	130,256	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$126,705	$178,958	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$39,114	$89,833	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	12,014/sq mi	7,127/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$909,500	$1,582,600	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$2,389	$3,016	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	70.2%	40.8%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	4.0%	3.6%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-0.7%	-0.7%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	65.9%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	6.2%	8.4%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	81°F	81°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	42°F	42°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	13.5"	13.5"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	6 mi	2 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	30.2 min	24.6 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	41.0	34.6	2024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

Alum Rock

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake, inland flooding.

Santa Clara

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake, inland flooding.

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