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Pine Canyon is a small town of 2,477 people in Monterey County, California. It's about 45 miles from Salinas, CA and 86 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $414k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,477people
$414kTypical home
$1,783/moRent
84° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
320Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,477
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 743 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Fresno, CA
- 45 mi to Salinas, CA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $414k (≈$2,611/mo)
- Median rent $1,783/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (417 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,101 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 49% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to MRY airport
- 89 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 541 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 131 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 49 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