Warm-summer Mediterranean
Ridgemark, California
San Benito County, California · Population 3.1k · 482 ft elevation
Living in Ridgemark
Ridgemark has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Ridgemark at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 482 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,662 hrs94th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $821k94th percentile
- Median rent
- $3,255/mo99th percentile
- Median household income
- $127k87th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.80%36th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.911th percentile
- Average commute
- 43 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%58th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 70%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6262th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,625 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59°F | 38°F | 3.1″ | — | 194 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 40°F | 2.6″ | — | 207 hrs |
| Mar | 65°F | 42°F | 2.2″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 44°F | 1.0″ | — | 307 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 48°F | 0.4″ | — | 376 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 51°F | 0.1″ | — | 410 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 53°F | 0.0″ | — | 429 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 401 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 52°F | 0.1″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Oct | 76°F | 47°F | 0.6″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Nov | 66°F | 41°F | 1.3″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Dec | 58°F | 37°F | 2.3″ | 0.1″ | 190 hrs |
Near Ridgemark
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Largest places in California
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology