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Salton City is a big small town of 5,988 people in Imperial County, California. It's about 42 miles from El Centro, CA and 76 miles from San Diego, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 108°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,988people
$201kTypical home
$1,372/moRent
108° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
339Sunny days
12Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,988
- Part of a metro area
- About 279 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to San Diego, CA
- 42 mi to El Centro, CA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,265/mo)
- Median rent $1,372/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 108°F
- Winter highs around 71°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 339 sunny days a year (240 totally clear)
- 26 cloudy days a year
- 13 of 90 winter days are gray
- 12 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 122 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (637 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to IPL airport
- 48 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation -105 ft
- 79 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of California districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Imperial County: Purple — split almost evenly
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk