Gilroy
What’s happening
Weather
Forecast →Upcoming events
Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.
Local news
Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.
The Gilroy album
Outdoors in Gilroy
Parks & trails →Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1913
Postkarte der Bloomfield-Farm, 1913
Postcard · Wikimedia Commons
About Gilroy
City in California, United StatesGilroy is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States, south of the San Francisco Bay Area. It had a population of 59,520 as of the 2020 census. Gilroy's origins lie in the village of San Ysidro, which developed in the early 19th century from Rancho San Ysidro. This land had been granted to Californio ranchero Ygnacio Ortega in 1809. Following Ygnacio's death in 1833, his daughter Clara Ortega de Gilroy and son-in-law John Gilroy inherited the largest portion of the rancho, and began developing the settlement. When the town was incorporated in 1868, it was renamed in honor of John Gilroy, a Scotsman who had emigrated to California in 1814, naturalized as a Mexican citizen, adopt…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
How Gilroy ranks
All →Town numbers
Housing in Gilroy
The typical Gilroy home is worth about $1,049,000, up 0.6% in a year, 37% above the California typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Gilroy
Safety Grade C-
Gilroy reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 85% report less.
Work & commute in Gilroy
Full picture →Most working residents leave Gilroy for work: only 15% work in town. The top destinations are San Jose (24%), Morgan Hill (6%) and Santa Clara (4%). Half commute less than 29 miles.
Health in Gilroy
Health Grade B+
Healthier than 65% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with California
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 25 are too close to call.
What stands out
Care nearby
Natural hazards in Gilroy
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Gilroy
Full climate →Gilroy has mild winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 39°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Gilroy
All Gilroy schools →School Grade B
The public schools Gilroy’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 56% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Gilroy’s library
Library details →Famous people from Gilroy
See all 23 →
Where Gilroy is
Explore map →
Location map