Santa Clara, CA
US City in California, West · ranked on 28 metrics
Santa Clara, CA is a US city in California with a population of 134,386 (208th of 477). It ranks best for Median Household Income (31st of 434), Murder Rate (per 100K) (tied 1st of 395), Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (44th of 434). It ranks lowest for Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (417th of 434), Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (288th of 395).
Strengths and weak spotsPercentileWhere a place sits among all places, from 0 to 100. 100 is the best, 50 is the middle, 0 is the worst.More in the glossary →
Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Median Household Income$178,958Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202431st of 43493
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025tied 1st of 39591
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202444th of 43490
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202451st of 43488
- Poverty Rate (%)8.4%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202482nd of 43481
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 202580th of 39580
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024211th of 43452
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025269th of 39532
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025278th of 39530
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied last of 4601
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024417th of 4344
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024416th of 4344
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 401st of 46012
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 397th of 46013
- Price Level (Goods)105.2Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 374th of 46015
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025288th of 39527
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 309th of 46030
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
- WorstTied last of 460 US cities · Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 10 widely reported measures from 4 categories, leaving out size and totals
- Sunnyvale, CA90% similar
Fort Lauderdale, FL85% similar
Bellevue, WA82% similar- Miami, FL81% similar
Atlanta, GA80% similar
Quick answers
- What is the population of Santa Clara, CA?
- Santa Clara, CA has a population of 134,386, 208th among 477 US cities.
- What does Santa Clara, CA rank best at?
- Among US cities, Santa Clara, CA ranks best for Median Household Income (31st of 434); Murder Rate (per 100K) (tied 1st of 395); Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (44th of 434).
- Where does Santa Clara, CA rank worst?
- Santa Clara, CA ranks lowest for Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (417th of 434); Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (288th of 395).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Santa Clara, CA?
- Rankodex ranks Santa Clara, CA on 28 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
28 metrics with a value for this place, in 5 topics