Living in Stanford

In Stanford, unemployment is 8.1% (2024).

Residents of Stanford numbered 16,200 at the end of 2020. The city faced an unemployment rate of 8.1% at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 4,871 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0725 sources

Population16,200people31 Dec 2020Official source · California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)

Median gross salary1,271EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,826EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate8.1%country median 4.6% — 77% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean5.31µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 88% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 87% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Stanford?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹³Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	2,044 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,826 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Stanford a good place to live?

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Remote worker18%strong on work, weak on safety · range 8–28%

Skilled employee30%strong on work, weak on safety · range 21–39%

Student28%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 17–39%

Family25%strong on family, weak on safety · range 14–36%

Retirement31%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 18–44%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

30.1% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 4,871 of 16,200 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Stanford is 8.1%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Stanford 8.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	1,271 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	8.1 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Stanford?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €2,044
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Stanford Salary needed to live in Stanford

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Stanford. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Stanford. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	503.8 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Stanford when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Stanford's nearest major airport was 12 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	12 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SQL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Stanford. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Stanford.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 in the air was 5.3 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from 10.4°C in January to 19.8°C in July. Stanford's monthly precipitation totalled 63.2 mm in January and 0.1 mm in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.3WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Stanford is 5.3 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Stanford 5.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.31 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 15 · Feb 16.5 · Mar 18.3 · Apr 20 · May 22 · Jun 24.4 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 25 · Sep 25.4 · Oct 23.4 · Nov 18.6 · Dec 15 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 5.8 · Feb 6.9 · Mar 8.2 · Apr 9.4 · May 11.4 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 14.7 · Aug 15 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 11.7 · Nov 8 · Dec 5.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 10.4 · Feb 11.7 · Mar 13.2 · Apr 14.7 · May 16.7 · Jun 18.8 · Jul 19.8 · Aug 20 · Sep 19.7 · Oct 17.6 · Nov 13.3 · Dec 10.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 63.2 · Feb 73.7 · Mar 51.8 · Apr 24.8 · May 10.9 · Jun 2.7 · Jul 0.1 · Aug 0.3 · Sep 1.9 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 34.5 · Dec 63.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	20.9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	5.23 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	341.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	24.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	15.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	5.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Ventura ±1.4 °C. Elsewhere: Vila Franca de Xira (Portugal) ±0.7 °C, Leiria (Portugal) ±1.8 °C, Almada (Portugal) ±1.6 °C, Amadora (Portugal) ±1.6 °C, Oeiras (Portugal) ±1.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Stanford spanned 7.1 km² at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, the population density reached 2,619.7 people per km².

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport69.9%
Foreign residents30.1%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	7.12 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	26.1 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	4,871 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	2,620 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	16,200 people	31 Dec 2020	California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Stanford

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Castro Valley as a Stanford alternative in the same region

33 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €5,554 Castro Valley vs €1,271 Stanford+337%
Residents: 64,392 Castro Valley vs 16,200 Stanford+297%
Unemployment: 3.8% Castro Valley vs 8.1% Stanford−53%
Annual PM2.5: 6.2 µg/m³ Castro Valley vs 5.3 µg/m³ Stanford+16%
Foreign residents: 31.0% Castro Valley vs 26.1% Stanford+19%

Full comparison More about Castro Valley

North Bethesda as a Stanford alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3898 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €1,271 Stanford+382%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 8.1% Stanford−55%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 26.1% Stanford+31%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 5.3 µg/m³ Stanford+11%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Stanford

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Stanford, nearest in population first.

All United States cities

Glen Allen16,187 residents Country Club Hills16,215 residents Opa-locka16,177 residents Mount Pleasant16,225 residents Fairview Heights16,175 residents Los Osos16,174 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Stanford?

The unemployment rate is 8.1 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Stanford?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.31 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Stanford?

The published population is 16,200 people. Source: California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS).

How many foreign residents live in Stanford?

4,871 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Stanford a good place to live?

Stanford may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Stanford?

Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Atherton, East Palo Alto, Los Altos Hills are near Stanford. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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