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Soledad is a small city of 26,365 people in Monterey County, California. It's about 25 miles from Salinas, CA and 66 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $596k and rent runs about $2k a month.
26,365people
$596kTypical home
$1,698/moRent
96° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
320Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,365
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 5,911 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to San Jose, CA
- 25 mi to Salinas, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $596k (≈$3,758/mo)
- Median rent $1,698/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 320 sunny days a year (173 totally clear)
- 45 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (252 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,129 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 56% of households have kids
- 6% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to MRY airport
- 72 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 230 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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