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Gonzales is a big small town of 8,492 people in Monterey County, California. It's about 17 miles from Salinas, CA and 58 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $619k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,492people
$619kTypical home
$1,524/moRent
86° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
320Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,492
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,439 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to San Jose, CA
- 17 mi to Salinas, CA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $619k (≈$3,902/mo)
- Median rent $1,524/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 320 sunny days a year (173 totally clear)
- 45 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (331 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (530 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 50% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MRY airport
- 65 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 138 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 126 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 289 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 105 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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