Rankings · How Cupertino ranks in CA
Cupertino is #1 in California for fewest smokers
Cupertino is ranked on 34 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 6 and the top quarter on 15.
Lists ranked on
34
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
6
Best: #1 fewest smokers
Top-quarter finishes
15
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
Cupertino is on California’s podium 4 times
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Cupertino marked.
At a glance
Cupertino lands in the top half on 18 of 23 lists
Each dot is Cupertino’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Cupertino does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Fewest smokers#1/844Fewest uninsured#1/844Lowest obesity#4/844Lowest depression#4/844Healthiest#22/844Most active#121/844Closest to a top hospital#198/844 People
Most educated#19/844 SafetySafety →
Safest#83/411 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#203/843 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#1/422Lowest property tax#761/835Most affordable#791/835Cheapest rent#787/830 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#256/438 What kind of place
Wetter than 80% of California
Not better or worse, just Cupertino’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Wetter than 80% of CA towns
DrierWetter
24 in of rain + melted snow a year
Longer growing season than 76% of CA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
310 days between frosts
Cooler summers than 72% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.0° July high
More homes per newcomer than 66% of CA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.8 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Older than 64% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
41.7 median age
Colder winters than 62% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
39.2° January low
More vacation homes than 56% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.8% of homes are seasonal
Fewer seniors than 55% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
15.2% of residents are 65+
More kids than 53% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
22.6% of residents are under 18
Almost there
1 spot from the top 3 for low obesity
Lists where Cupertino sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Cupertino out-ranks 4 of its 5 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.