Rankings · How Aptos ranks in CA
Aptos ranks #48 in California for staying active
Aptos is ranked on 26 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 8.
Lists ranked on
26
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #48 most active
Top-quarter finishes
8
of 19 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 9% on average
★ What stands out · Next door
Aptos out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Day ValleySoquelAptos Hills-Larkin ValleyRio del MarSeacliffAptos
Aptos leadsNeighbor leadsEvenNot ranked
Where it shines
The lists Aptos does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Aptos marked.
At a glance
Aptos lands in the top half on 14 of 19 lists
Each dot is Aptos’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Aptos does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
What kind of place
Fewer kids than 93% of California
Not better or worse, just Aptos’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer kids than 93% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
14% of residents are under 18
Longer growing season than 92% of CA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
323 days between frosts
More seniors than 86% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
25.2% of residents are 65+
More vacation homes than 81% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
3.6% of homes are seasonal
Older than 80% of CA towns
Younger