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Hollister is a small city of 43,811 people in San Benito County, California. It's about 17 miles from Salinas, CA and 38 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $718k and rent runs about $2k a month.
43,811people
$718kTypical home
$1,914/moRent
80° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
320Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 43,811
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 5,503 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to San Jose, CA
- 17 mi to Salinas, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $718k (≈$4,525/mo)
- Median rent $1,914/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 320 sunny days a year (173 totally clear)
- 45 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (282 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (500 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 48% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to MRY airport
- 46 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 276 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 320 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 139 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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