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Del Rey Oaks is a small town of 1,570 people in Monterey County, California. It's about 13 miles from Salinas, CA and 49 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 68°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $836k and rent runs about $3k a month.
1,570people
$836kTypical home
$3,298/moRent
68° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
320Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,570
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,490 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to San Jose, CA
- 13 mi to Salinas, CA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $836k (≈$5,271/mo)
- Median rent $3,298/mo
- Median household income $135k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 68°F
- Winter highs around 61°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
- 70 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 (348 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,213 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 21% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to MRY airport
- 54 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 144 ft
- Right on the coast
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 140 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 402 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 129 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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