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Prunedale is a small city of 19,723 people in Monterey County, California. It's about 8 miles from Salinas, CA and 35 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $833k and rent runs about $2k a month.
19,723people
$833kTypical home
$1,618/moRent
70° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
320Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,723
- Part of a metro area
- About 428 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to San Jose, CA
- 8 mi to Salinas, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $833k (≈$5,255/mo)
- Median rent $1,618/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 320 sunny days a year (173 totally clear)
- 45 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 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 38
- 38% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MRY airport
- 41 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 325 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 604 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 225 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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