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Salida is a big small town of 13,900 people in Stanislaus County, California. It's about 7 miles from Modesto, CA and 49 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $461k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,900people
$461kTypical home
$2,081/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
308Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,900
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,270 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to San Jose, CA
- 7 mi to Modesto, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $461k (≈$2,908/mo)
- Median rent $2,081/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (210 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (423 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,344 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SCK airport
- 52 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 82 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 577 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 245 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Stanislaus County: R+11 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- 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