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Pacific Grove is a big small town of 14,951 people in Monterey County, California. It's about 17 miles from Salinas, CA and 47 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 67°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,951people
$1.2MTypical home
$2,455/moRent
67° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
320Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,951
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,217 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to San Jose, CA
- 17 mi to Salinas, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,507/mo)
- Median rent $2,455/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 67°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- Very low violent crime (139 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (786 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 20% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to MRY airport
- 51 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 177 ft
- Right on the coast
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 144 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 450 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 148 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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