CA area data
Montara, CA
Montara, CA.
Population: 2,917 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $1.51M
- 1-year appreciation
- +2.8%
- 3-year appreciation
- +9.2%
- 5-year appreciation
- +15.9%
- 10-year appreciation
- +63.6%
- All-time peak (2022-06)
- $1.52M
- House Price Index
- 417.4 (-0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $1.85M
- Median list price
- $1.55M
- Median days on market
- 17 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 102.0%
- Active listings
- 6
- 1-year forecast
- -1.4%
- New listings (monthly)
- 4
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $2,330/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $3,029/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 113.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 32.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $22.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- coastalFlooding, drought, earthquake, inlandFlooding, landslide
- FEMA flood zone
- C
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 55.0°F
- Average high
- 63.0°F
- Average low
- 47.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 21.8 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 31
- Days with Good air quality
- 355
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 7.2 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 11
- Nearest national park
- Presidio of San Francisco (17 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Half Moon Bay Airport (HAF) (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO) (8 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 15
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.9 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 210
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -4,745 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,975
- Median annual property tax
- $9,051
- Households with broadband internet
- 78.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 390,970
- Average weekly wage
- $3,458
- Top industries (by employment)
- Professional Services, Information, Health Care
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 482
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