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Fort Hunter Liggett is a small town of 1,119 people in Monterey County, California. It's about 53 miles from Salinas, CA and 96 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $781k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,119people
$781kTypical home
$2,055/moRent
83° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
216Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,119
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 403 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to San Jose, CA
- 53 mi to Salinas, CA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $781k (≈$4,925/mo)
- Median rent $2,055/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (417 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,101 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 23
- 38% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 29% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to MRY airport
- 100 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,020 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 143 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of California districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 52 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.