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Greenfield is a small city of 20,232 people in Monterey County, California. It's about 33 miles from Salinas, CA and 74 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $531k and rent runs about $2k a month.
20,232people
$531kTypical home
$1,724/moRent
91° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
320Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,232
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 6,805 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to San Jose, CA
- 33 mi to Salinas, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $531k (≈$3,351/mo)
- Median rent $1,724/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (527 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (788 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 62% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MRY airport
- 81 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 282 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 127 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 38 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