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Boronda is a small town of 1,351 people in Monterey County, California. It's part of the Salinas, CA area. Summer highs average 71°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $578k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,351people
$578kTypical home
$2,112/moRent
71° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
320Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,351
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,354 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to San Jose, CA
- In the Salinas, CA area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $578k (≈$3,645/mo)
- Median rent $2,112/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 71°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 320 sunny days a year (173 totally clear)
- 45 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (417 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,101 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 38% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MRY airport
- 48 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 129 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 538 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 191 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monterey County: D+30 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.