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A town of 45,625, settled in 1893.
Morgan Hill grades B− overall, ranked 171st of 841 in California, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $164K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 84% of the country. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Morgan Hill’s midpoint home value is $1,316,000, against $709,000 in California’s towns and $332,000 across U.S. towns. Morgan Hill has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Malaguerra Winery and Rhoades Ranch. Morgan Hill is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns.
Where Morgan Hill beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
37,882 counted in 2010 and 45,483 in 2020; an estimated 45,625 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 20.1% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Morgan Hill is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 607 in 1910, 45,483 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 6 maps from 1917 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Morgan Hill. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaLevi's Stadium
Big draw26 mi Theme parkCalifornia's Great America
20 mi Stadium & arenaSAP Center
38 mi Zoo & aquariumMonterey Bay Aquarium
22 mi Stadium & arenaPayPal Park
40 mi MuseumMonterey Museum of ArtLevi's Stadium: Matthew Roth, CC BY-SA 2.0 · California's Great America: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · SAP Center: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monterey Bay Aquarium: Meij.kobayashi, Public domain · PayPal Park: Jbburgess0, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monterey Museum of Art: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Morgan Hill, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Morgan Hill.
Morgan Hill owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has household incomes well above the California norm, but it has property taxes 1.8 times the California norm.
The median property tax bill is $9,330, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Typical home values rose 3.3% in the year to September 2026. Morgan Hill’s typical rent is $2,474 a month. The typical home value here is about $1,316,000, up 3.3% in a year, 73% above the California typical home. On the market in the town: a median 13 days to sell.
| Morgan Hill | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,474 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Public schools: the Morgan Hill Unified school district. Below: Three of its 15 schools, each with why it was picked.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM)Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 690 | – |
| Ann Sobrato HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,511 | A+ |
| Live Oak HighTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,101 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Households in Morgan Hill have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2022. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 63% come from earthquakes and 35% from inland flooding. Since 1980, 51 flood insurance claims have been paid out here.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 1,940 U.S. towns with household incomes like Morgan Hill’s, it is less healthy than 75%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
72% of Morgan Hill adults had a checkup this year. This California town does better than the California average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1.
| Morgan Hill | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 29% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 72% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 33% |
| What stands out | Morgan Hill | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 17.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.1% | 10.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.2% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
There are 10 miles of trail across 25 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Lake Silveira Wetlands, at 52 acres. The trail density in Morgan Hill is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Morgan Hill | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.5% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Morgan Hill Community Park | 1.3 mi | 21 |
| 2. Anderson Lake County Park | 0.5 mi | 17 |
| 3. Nordstrom Park | 0.4 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 38° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among working residents in Morgan Hill, 13% work locally. This California town had 16,128 jobs in 2023, up 3,606 from 2013. Also worth knowing: its average commute is 34 minutes. The median commute is under 23 miles.
| Morgan Hill | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $164,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 23% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median household earns $163,920, against $99,122 across California, one input to its A− for jobs and income.
In Morgan Hill, 15% of residents are 65 or older. Adults 18 to 34 are nearly a fifth of residents (24% statewide); children under 18 are 26% of residents (22% statewide). 47% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Morgan Hill | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 16% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.5 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 38.2, men 39.6.
| Morgan Hill | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.8% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.6% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.7% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.2% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.5% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.3% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 20% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.9% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.1% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.7% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Within California, it does better than 71% of towns. For Morgan Hill, the rate of thefts and burglaries is 14 per 1,000 residents.
| Morgan Hill | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.2 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 14 per 1,000 residents | 13.3 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
2 within 15 miles of the center of Morgan Hill
About 5 of every 100 Morgan Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
3 places in Morgan Hill on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in California, United States
Morgan Hill is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States, situated at the southern tip of Silicon Valley in the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2020 census, Morgan Hill had a population of 45,483. Morgan Hill is an affluent residential community, the seat of several high-tech companies, and a dining and recreational destination, owing to its luxury hospitality, wineries, and nature parks.
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2 towns share a border with Morgan Hill.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Hill | #171 | B− | D | C+ | B+ | A− |
| San Martin | #188 | B− | D | — | B | B+ |
| San Jose | #293 | C+ | D | D | B+ | A− |
San Martin reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Morgan Hill with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Morgan Hill grades B− overall, better than 54% of U.S. towns and #171 of 841 in California. It grades A− for health, C+ for safety and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Within California, it does better than 71% of towns.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
