Rankings · How Stanford ranks in CA
Stanford is #1 in California for college degrees
Stanford is ranked on 30 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 13.
Lists ranked on
30
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #1 most educated
Top-quarter finishes
13
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
People
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Stanford marked.
What kind of place
Younger than 99% of California
Not better or worse, just Stanford’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Younger than 99% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
22.0 median age
Fewer kids than 99% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
5% of residents are under 18
Fewer seniors than 99% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
3.7% of residents are 65+
Cooler summers than 81% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
79.3° July high
Longer growing season than 76% of CA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
310 days between frosts
More vacation homes than 74% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
2% of homes are seasonal
Wetter than 73% of CA towns
DrierWetter
21 in of rain + melted snow a year
Milder winters than 53% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
40.5° January low
At a glance
Stanford lands in the top half on 14 of 20 lists
Each dot is Stanford’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Stanford does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Almost there
3 spots from the top 25 for public schools
Lists where Stanford sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Stanford out-ranks 0 of its 2 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.