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San Lucas is a tiny town of 134 people in Monterey County, California. It's about 52 miles from Salinas, CA and 82 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $335k and rent runs about $2k a month.
134people
$335kTypical home
$1,679/moRent
89° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
320Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 134
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 340 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Fresno, CA
- 52 mi to Salinas, CA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $335k (≈$2,113/mo)
- Median rent $1,679/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 320 sunny days a year (173 totally clear)
- 45 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 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 31
- 42% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to MRY airport
- 85 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 371 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 128 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of California districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 56 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.