"Mountain View's homeless population spiked 56% over the past two years with the vast majority of unhoused people residing in vehicles, according to a report released by Santa Clara County this week. The number of homeless individuals in Mountain View jumped from 562 in 2023 to 879 in 2025. Countywide, the homeless population also increased but less steeply, growing 8% from 9,903 individuals in 2023 to 10,711 individuals in 2025."
""We were surprised by the high percentage increase in Mountain View," said Tom Myers, executive director of the Community Services Agency, a Mountain View-based nonprofit that provides safety net services such as a daily food pantry. "When you look at the county statistics in general and some of our neighboring communities, the Mountain View number is a rather large number comparatively.""
Mountain View's homeless count increased from 562 in 2023 to 879 in 2025, a 56% rise. Countywide homelessness grew 8%, from 9,903 to 10,711 individuals. The point-in-time count records sheltered and unsheltered people on a single night in January. Mountain View now ranks third in county homeless population, exceeding Santa Clara and Sunnyvale; San Jose had 6,503 unhoused and Cupertino and Palo Alto doubled their counts. In Mountain View, 82% of homeless people are unsheltered, and 97% of the unsheltered lived in vehicles such as RVs. Voters approved a 2020 ban on oversized vehicles parking on most streets, enforced beginning in 2022, and the city allocated 105 safe parking spots, including 46 oversized-vehicle spots at Shoreline Lot B.
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