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San Juan Bautista is a small town of 2,033 people in San Benito County, California. It's about 12 miles from Salinas, CA and 35 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $786k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,033people
$786kTypical home
$1,889/moRent
80° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
320Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,033
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,590 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to San Jose, CA
- 12 mi to Salinas, CA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $786k (≈$4,955/mo)
- Median rent $1,889/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 320 sunny days a year (173 totally clear)
- 45 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (290 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (464 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to MRY airport
- 42 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 203 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 117 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 486 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 196 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Benito County: D+13 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