Living in Redwood City, CA
Suburb in California
Redwood City is a suburb in California, home to about 82,000 people, with 4.5 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a fast pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Redwood City a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 18 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Easy flying: SFO is 11 mi away
- Great outdoors: coast or a lake close by
- Mild summers: highs around 80°F
👎 Cons
- Pricey housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $1.92M, and rent is $4,600 a month
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Key facts
Living in Redwood City: common questions
What is the cost of living in Redwood City?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $1.92M, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $4,600 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 110, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Redwood City?
California collects about $3,279 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.54% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Redwood City safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.6× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Redwood City?
Redwood City has mild winters: winter days average around 60°F and summer days around 80°F.
Does Redwood City get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from earthquakes and flooding: 7 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.47 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Redwood City?
The nearest major airport is SFO, about 11 mi away.
How Redwood City scores
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