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King City is a big small town of 13,604 people in Monterey County, California. It's about 43 miles from Salinas, CA and 84 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $450k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,604people
$450kTypical home
$1,534/moRent
85° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
320Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,604
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,583 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to San Jose, CA
- 43 mi to Salinas, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $450k (≈$2,837/mo)
- Median rent $1,534/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 320 sunny days a year (173 totally clear)
- 45 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (425 per 100k)
- Low property crime (921 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 55% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to MRY airport
- 88 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 331 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 129 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 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 31% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 48 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