Mountain View, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Mountain 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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#5Best schools in CA #20Healthiest in CA #12Rent easiest to afford in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code94035, 94039, 94040

Area code650

Living in Mountain View

Housing in Mountain View

$1.93M▲ 2.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

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

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market12

Sale-to-list105%

Sold in May63

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Safety in Mountain View

C⁻

Safety Grade C-

Mountain View reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 80% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Mountain View 2.1

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Mountain View 23.9

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Health in Mountain View

A⁺

Health Grade A+

Healthier than 99% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with California

24better than CA·1worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 7 are too close to call.

Conditions 11▲ 1 close Habits 3▲ 1 close Care 3▲ 1▼ 3 close Mind 3▲ 2 close Everyday needs 4▲ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

5.1%Fewer uninsured adultsCA 10.6% · better 8.7%Fewer adults facing food insecurityCA 17.9% · better 66.1%Fewer adults treating high blood pressureCA 71.3% · worse

Care nearby

El Camino HealthMountain View · 2.1 mi · ER

Mayview Community Health Center Mountain View A Member of Ravenswood Family Health NetworkMountain View · 1 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

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Schools in Mountain View

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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.

#5Best public schoolsof 574 in CA

DistrictMountain View WhismanSchools22

Stevenson ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 461 students Edith Landels ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 399 students Amy Imai ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 388 students Jose Antonio Vargas ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 368 students Gabriela Mistral ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 366 students Springer ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 365 students

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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