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Salinas is a mid-size city of 161,761 people in Monterey County, California. It's part of the Salinas, CA area. Summer highs average 71°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $654k and rent runs about $2k a month.
161,761people
$654kTypical home
$1,991/moRent
71° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
320Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 161,761
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,879 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to San Jose, CA
- In the Salinas, CA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $654k (≈$4,125/mo)
- Median rent $1,991/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 71°F
- Winter highs around 63°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
- 57 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
- Above-average violent crime (511 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,454 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 47% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MRY airport
- 49 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 43 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 127 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 489 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 168 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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