Santa Clara, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Santa Clara ( SAN-tə KLAR-ə; Spanish for 'Saint Clare') is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. Located in the southern San Francisco Bay Area, it was founded by the Spanish in 1777 with the establishment of Mission Santa Clara de Asís under the leadership of Junípero Serra. The city's population was 127,647 at the 2020 census, making it the eighth-most populous city in the Bay Area. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated Santa Clara's population at 133,446 as of July 1, 2025. Santa Clara is located in the center of Silicon Valley and is home to the headquarters of companies such as Intel, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and Nvidia. It is also home to Santa Clara University, the…

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How Santa Clara ranks

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#8Rent easiest to afford in CA #73Highest income in CA #91Most educated in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code95050, 95051, 95052

Area code408

Living in Santa Clara

Housing in Santa Clara

$1.65M≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Santa Clara home is worth about $1,647,000, about the same as a year ago, 115% above the California typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market14

Sale-to-list104.1%

Sold in May68

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Safety in Santa Clara

C⁻

Safety Grade C-

Santa Clara reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 77% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 57%.

Violent crime per 1,000

Santa Clara 1.7

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Santa Clara 25.7

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Santa Clara

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School Grade A

The public schools Santa Clara’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 89% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#83Best public schoolsof 574 in CA

DistrictSanta Clara UnifiedSchools34

Laurelwood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 571 students Don CallejonElementary · Grades K–8 · 568 students Millikin ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 504 students Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary AElementary · Grades K–5 · 453 students Central Park ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 419 students Scott Lane ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 406 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.