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Marina is a small city of 22,563 people in Monterey County, California. It's about 9 miles from Salinas, CA and 43 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 69°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $819k and rent runs about $2k a month.
22,563people
$819kTypical home
$2,101/moRent
69° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
320Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,563
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,532 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to San Jose, CA
- 9 mi to Salinas, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $819k (≈$5,163/mo)
- Median rent $2,101/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 69°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 320 sunny days a year (173 totally clear)
- 45 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (350 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,225 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to MRY airport
- 48 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 79 ft
- Right on the coast
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 135 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 486 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 163 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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