Mountain View
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Outdoors in Mountain View
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1942
Mountain View, California. Farm house in rural section where farmers of Japanese ancestry raised tr, 1942
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About Mountain View
City in California, United StatesMountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. Named for its views of the Santa Cruz Mountains, the population was 82,376 at the 2020 census. Mountain View was integral to the early history and growth of Silicon Valley, and is the location of many high technology companies. In 1956, William Shockley established Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory in Mountain View, the first company to develop silicon semiconductor devices in Silicon Valley. Mountain View houses the headquarters of many of the world's largest technology companies, including Google and Alphabet Inc., Intuit, NASA Ames Research Center, and former or existing headquar…
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How Mountain View ranks
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Housing in Mountain View
The typical Mountain View home is worth about $1,932,000, up 2.4% in a year, 153% above the California typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Mountain View
Safety Grade C-
Mountain View reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 80% report less.
Work & commute in Mountain View
Full picture →Most working residents leave Mountain View for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are San Jose (10%), Palo Alto (10%) and Sunnyvale (9%). Half commute less than 7 miles.
Health in Mountain View
Health Grade A+
Healthier than 99% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with California
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 7 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Mountain View
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 88% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Mountain View
Full climate →Mountain View has warm winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 41°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Mountain View
All Mountain View schools →School Grade A-
The public schools Mountain View’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 76% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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.
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