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Seaside is a small city of 31,814 people in Monterey County, California. It's about 11 miles from Salinas, CA and 46 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 $787k and rent runs about $2k a month.
31,814people
$787kTypical home
$2,409/moRent
67° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
320Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 31,814
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,565 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to San Jose, CA
- 11 mi to Salinas, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $787k (≈$4,963/mo)
- Median rent $2,409/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% 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
- Above-average violent crime (535 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (717 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to MRY airport
- 51 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 285 ft
- Right on the coast
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 138 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 402 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 129 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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