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Monterey is a small city of 29,613 people in Monterey County, California. It's about 15 miles from Salinas, CA and 48 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 68°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
29,613people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,353/moRent
68° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
320Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 29,613
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,425 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to San Jose, CA
- 15 mi to Salinas, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,787/mo)
- Median rent $2,353/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 68°F
- Winter highs around 61°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
- 73 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 (353 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,331 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to MRY airport
- 53 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation -7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 142 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 389 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 123 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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