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Sand City is a tiny town of 404 people in Monterey County, California. It's about 13 miles from Salinas, CA and 47 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 67°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
404people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,316/moRent
67° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
320Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 404
- Part of a metro area
- About 739 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to San Jose, CA
- 13 mi to Salinas, CA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,813/mo)
- Median rent $2,316/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 67°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 71 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
- High violent crime (959 per 100k)
- High property crime (8,846 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to MRY airport
- 51 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 52 ft
- Right on the coast
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 140 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 396 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 126 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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