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Country around Paicines is a rural area of about 805 people in San Benito County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 38 miles from Salinas, CA and 68 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $928k and rent runs about $1k a month.
805people
$928kTypical home
$1,271/moRent
88° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 805 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Fresno, CA
- 38 mi to Salinas, CA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $928k (≈$5,852/mo)
- Median rent $1,271/mo
- Median household income $150k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (290 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (464 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 41% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to MRY airport
- 72 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,418 ft
- 46 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 107 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of California districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Benito County: D+13 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.